A bill seeking to license the operation and practice of private investigators in Nigeria has been shut down on the floor of the Senate.

The sponsor of the bill, Senator Osita Ngwu was advised to step down the bill after some senators described the proposed bill as a recipe for disaster.

GALAXY TV reports that the decision to suspend consideration of the bill was sequel to a deliberation which lasted for over an hour during Wednesday's plenary.

Senator Ngwu took time to highlight some provisions of the bills. He said the legislation seeks to provide a framework for the licensing and practice of private investigators in Nigeria.

The bill also seeks to provide for a system of regulation, control and conduct of the practice so as to ensure professional standards.

While Senators Victor Umeh, Lere Oyewunmi and Senator Mohammed Mungono spoke in support of the bill, Senators Adams Oshiomhole, Aminu Abass and Saliu Mustapha said the idea of spying into the private lives of Nigerians is something that is in bad state. After a heated deliberation, President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio, advised the sponsor of the bill to step down the bill and consult further with the senators who have raised concerns about the bill.

Meanwhile, a bill seeking to establish a Federal University of Agriculture and Tropical Studies, Irabiji, Osun State passed second reading on the floor of the Senate.

The bill which was introduced for the first time on Wednesday equally passed second reading without much debate.
Sponsored by the Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, the bill was given accelerated passage and sent to the Senate Committee on Tertiary Education and Tetfund to report back in three weeks.

The bill, if passed into law and assented to by Mr President, Osun State would be having three Federal Universities first of it in the country.