Insecurity : Senate Advocates Adequate Military Presence In Niger East 

By James Itodo

The Senate has raised the alarm that the country may experience an acute food crisis if the current alarming insecurity situation was not immediately tackled.

This is as it seeks for adequate military presence in Niger East to overcome incessant cases of banditry.

The is contained in a motion sponsored by the Senator representing Niger East Sani Musa, during plenary in Abuja.

The motion was titled, “Urgent Need For Federal Government To Deploy Troops And Other Security Apparatus To Immediately Bring An End To The Menace Of Insurgency And Terrorism In Niger State And Other Parts Of Nigeria”.

The senators in their various contributions, unanimously noted that the development could negatively affect the food sufficiency and economic diversification policy of the Federal Government.

They urged the Chief of Defence Staff, the Chief of Army Staff and the Inspector General of Police to immediately deploy troops to defend the unarmed populace and bring back security to the affected communities.

The lawmakers said the Chief of Army Staff and the Inspector General of Police should as a matter of urgency ensure a full military presence at Shiroro and Rafi local government areas.

They also charged the military and security agencies to redesign the modus operandi of their operations within the affected areas so as to curtail the escalating insecurity.

The Senate further directed the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and the National Emergency Management Agency to as a matter of national emergency provide relief materials and medical support team to the victims immediately.

The lawmakers lamented that the development was worsening despite passing several resolutions, setting up ad-hoc committee on Security, held National Security Summits and declared every support at bringing an end to the persistent insecurity in our nation as well as appropriated monies to support the nation’s security agencies.

Moving his motion, Sani Musa said, “For seven years now Niger East Senatorial District of Niger State has come under constant and sustained multiple deadly attacks by heartless, venomous and hydra headed Boko Haram terrorists who are always heavily armed with assorted sophisticated and dangerous weapons unleashing terror on the innocent populace.

Edited By Grace Namiji