- Senate president Bukola Saraki asks the Senate ad-hoc committee on security to report to plenary after a visit to Zamfara state
- President Buhari tasks traditional rulers in Taraba to propagate peace in their domains for peaceful coexistence among their people
The Senate ad-hoc committee on security has been directed by Senate president Bukola Saraki to visit Zamfara on Tuesday, March 6 and conduct an on-the-spot assessment of the killings that recently occurred in the state.
The Senate president in a tweet on Monday, March 5, disclosed that he asked the committee to get a first-hand assessment of the security situation in the state and report back to the Senate.
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The ad-hoc committee on the review of security infrastructure in Nigeria, which is chaired by Senator Ahmed Lawan, the Senate majority leader was set up by the Senate in November 2017.
Since its setup, the committee has visited Benue following the New Year killings, and is now set to visit Zamfara to assess the situation in the state.
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Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that any Fulani man found in possession of AK-47 rifles should be taken to court.
Buhari gave the order on Monday, March 5, during his condolence visit to Taraba state over the recent clashes between farmers and herdsmen that has engulfed parts of the state.
Vanguard reports that the president tasked traditional rulers in the state to propagate peace in their domains to enable peaceful coexistence among their people.
He said the violence on the Mambilla Plateau in Taraba state had claimed more lives than that of the herdsmen killings in Benue and Zamfara states.
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Source: Naija.ng