Yusuf Gagdi, a member of the House of Representatives, said members of the Boko Haram sects in the Northeast have moved into forests in Plateau State.
Gagdi, the chairman of the Committee on Navy, disclosed this
on Wednesday in a motion of urgent public importance he moved on the floor of
the House.
In the motion, Gagdi said: “Kanam’s forest has now become a
haven for bandits and Boko Haram terrorists as a result of influxes from other
states that are affected by banditry and Boko Haram activities.”
He said the presence of terrorists on the plateau is fueling
the insecurity in the state.
Gagdi said the recent killing of APC publicity secretary
Sylvanus Namang in Pankshin LGA, shows the level of deterioration in security.
“The lifeless body of a former member of the Plateau State
House of Assembly, Hon. Sunday Muchen, whom we have served together, was found
in Bokkos Forest in Plateau State,” he stated.
Subsequently, the House urged the Chief of Defence Staff to
establish two military bases in Kanam, one each in Gun-Gagdi and Garga,
respectively.
They also called on the Inspector-General of Police and the
Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to deploy
additional personnel to the affected areas in Gun-Gagdi, Garga, Pankshin and
Kanke and urged the Director of the Department of State Security to conduct a
security operation in the area to flush out bandits and Boko Haram members.
The motion was adopted unanimously.
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