The House of Representatives,
Thursday, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare herdsmen terrorists.
The House demanded the
declaration after Hon. Benjamin Wayo, lamented that Kwande Local Government
Area of Benue State is one of the areas most affected by the continued herdsmen
attacks on Benue farming communities.
He noted with dismay the violent
invasion on Tse-Adough Community in Yaav Council ward of Kwande Local
Government on Sunday 3 May 2018 where over ten innocent and unarmed villagers
in multiple families were killed in cold blood including Zakaa Akanyi,
Liamkpuur Zakaa, Gbaior Zakaa, Mimi Gbaior, Mngohol Imoter, Terseer Anzam,
Ternenge Anzam and Mama Gbinde;
He expressed worry that over 40
houses, food stuff, animals and other properties worth over N100million were
razed.
The lawmaker stated that the
attacks usually take a terrorist format likened to the Boko Haram attacks that
ravaged parts of the country.
He expressed raised concerns that
the Turan Council Wards of Mbakyor, Yaav, Kumakwagh, Moon and Mbadura have been
under severe attacks by the Herdsmen Militia, leading to displacement of
hundreds of thousands of villagers who are currently in makeshift camps in and
around Jato- Aka.
After his debate, the House
resolved to “Call on the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Gen.
Mohammadu Buhari to proscribe the activities of the Herdsmen Militia and
declare them a terrorist group in Nigeria;
“Urge the President and Commander
-in- Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to direct the
Nigerian Army, and other Security Agencies to tackle the menace of the herdsmen
militia using the same Federal might it deployed in decimating the Boko Harm
terrorists;
“Also urge the National
Emergency, Management Agency (NEMA) to provide relief materials to the affected
Communities;
“Further urge the Federal
Government to take responsibility of offsetting all the hospital bills of
victims of the attack and take over their treatment;
“Mandate the Committees on Emergency and
Disaster Preparedness, and National Security and Intelligence to ensure
compliance.”
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