Sani Musa, senator representing
Niger east, and Sabi Abdullahi, senator representing Niger north, say bandits
have overtaken their state.
Musa is the sponsor of the bill
seeking to regulate social media while Abdullahi is the sponsor of that which
is seeking to curb hate speech.
Raising a matter of urgent
national importance on Wednesday, Musa said the security architecture in his
constituency “is not working”.
“There are no security agencies
intercepting them. You cannot imagine the victims I have seen, they will hardly
survive because they are all having injuries from gunshots,” the senator said.
“So I’m bringing this matter of
urgency to this hallowed chamber to rise to this occasion because the
insecurity is becoming alarming and if we should allow it continue and we feel
safe here, we are not safe. I’m putting this motion so that something drastic
can be done.
“I will want this house to
resolve in calling the security chiefs to order. The security architecture in
that area is not working. The bandits from Katsina, Zamfara are all in Niger
state.”
Speaking on the matter, Abdullahi
said Niger is at the receiving end of the efforts of the Zamfara government in
ridding the state of bandits.
He said there should be a
holistic approach in tackling the problem.
“Niger state is bordered by
Kebbi, Zamfara and Kaduna. We all know Zamfara state was embroiled in this banditry.
The effort made in that state is making life unbearable [in Niger],” he said.
“In my senatorial district,
Makama local government is bordering Zamfara state. We should find a way of
looking at this thing holistically.”
Thereafter, the senate called on
the service chiefs to tighten security in Niger state.
The lawmakers also asked the
federal government to provide relief materials to victims of banditry.
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