THE
Senate has lamented over the rate of killings of innocent citizens in the
country in the recent time and called on security agencies in the country to live
up to expectation in bringing the situation under control.
The
call followed a Point of Order moved by Sen. Joshua Dariye (PDP-Plateau
Central) at plenary over the recent killing of Mr. Lazarus Agaie, a first-class
traditional ruler in Bokkos, Plateau.
Relying
on Order 42, Senator Dariye described the development as worrisome, recalling
how a woman was recently killed in Kubwa, Abuja while preaching as well as the
businesswoman hacked to death in Kano by Islamic fanatics and frowned at the
rate at which innocent Nigerians were being killed which he described as
alarming...
He
therefore called for urgent steps by the relevant agencies as well as ensuring
that the culprits are made to face the full wrath of the law.
Reacting
to the motion, Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, said that killing of fellow
human beings is a crime against God and humanity and vowed that the Senate will
ensure that the stakeholders take adequate steps to address the situation, and
added that security agencies should prioritize preventive security than
reactionary security.
“We
must put an end to this senseless killing of people returning from their farms.
Security agencies must get the culprits of this dastardly act. Our hearts go to
the government and people of Plateau State”, Saraki said.
The
motion was unanimously adopted and the legislators observed a minute silence
for the deceased monarch and others who died in the incident.
It
would be recalled that gunmen killed the 76-year-old Saf Ron-Kulere on Monday
on his way to Bokkos after visiting his farm in Sha district in the area. Also
killed alongside the monarch were his police orderly, Mr. Sunday Wuyah, his
wife and his son, Shagari.
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