SP Lawan urges Service Chiefs to repel attacks, assault by bandits

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SP Lawan urges Service Chiefs to repel attacks, assault
by bandits

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has called on the Service
Chiefs and security agencies in the country to immediately swing
into action by repelling the attacks and assaults by armed bandits
on Nigerians across some states in the north.

Lawan made the call on Wednesday after consideration of a motion
brought to the floor by Senator Sani Musa (APC, Niger East).

He said, “The motion we have just taken is a very serious one
and I would urge the security agencies to act as quickly and
expeditiously as possible to repel the attacks and assaults by the
bandits.

“The essence of any government is the protection of lives and
properties, and this is what we have to do for our citizens as an
administration and as a government.

“We hope that this situation will be brought to an end and we
will do everything possible, working with the executive to ensure
that we secure the lives of our citizens and their properties.”

Earlier, Senator Sani Musa, in his motion, said confirmed
reports from Madaka ward, Burwaye, Tagina, Gaude, Ungwar Sarki
Noma, Gyaramiya, Maganda, Samunaka, Kurmi villages of Alawa, all in
Rafi and Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, have been
under attack.

According to the lawmaker, “many people have been killed and
abducted including the District Head of Madaka.”

He bemoaned that “these attacks continued without any presence
of Security Personnel in the Communities leaving them in the hands
of the bandits.”

He added that, “the current criminal wreckage among other havoc
on fire Victims, set many homes on fire and carted away many cattle
and other valuable assets worth millions of naira.”

The Senate, accordingly, urged the Service Chiefs and other
Security Agencies to deploy immediately troops and materials to
tackle the menace and to change the Security architecture of the
area to forestall and bring back peace and order.

The upper chamber also urged the National Emergency Management
Agency (NEMA) to urgently provide relief materials to the affected
areas in view of the harsh harmattan weather experience across
Nigeria.

Meanwhile, the Senate on Wednesday swore in Smart Adeyemi as a
Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the National
Assembly.

The lawmaker was sworn-in immediately after the adoption of the
votes and proceedings for Tuesday, December 3, 2019, moved by
Jibrin Isah (APC, Kogi East) and seconded by Obinna Ogba (PDP,
Ebonyi Central).

The oath was administered by the Clerk of Senate, Nelson
Ayewoh.

Adeyemi was early this week declared winner of the Kogi West
Senatorial election, having defeated Senator Dino Melaye after the
court annulled an earlier victory awarded Melaye.

Melaye and Adeyemi had contested the November 16 Senatorial
rerun election in the state to represent the people of Kogi West
Senatorial district but the election was declared inconclusive by
the Independent National Electoral Commission.

According to the results from the concluded elections last
Saturday, Adeyemi polled 88,373 votes while Melaye recorded 62,133
votes, and was accordingly declared the winner by the Returning
Officer, Olajide Lawal.

Signed:
Ezrel Tabiowo
Special Assistant (Press)
to President of the Senate