Katsina lawmaker laments ‘alarming’ rate of killings, kidnappings in Buhari’s state
The rate of killings and kidnappings in Katsina State has become so ‘alarming’ that a lawmaker wants a state of emergency declared in parts of the state.
One of the most recent incidents happened in Daura, President Muhammadu Buhari’s hometown. The District Head of the village wasWorried by the violence, Mr Dayyabu-Safana moved a motion on the urgent “Need for Federal Government’s Intervention on the Ongoing Wanton Killing of Innocent Persons, Destruction of Property, Armed Robbery and Kidnappings by Heavily Armed Bandits Operating Within Safana/Batsari/Dansamu Federal Constituency.
“And just yesterday , Gobirawa Village came under attack with no fewer than 12 dead bodies littered in the bush while many are still missing. These killings have continued unabated and these bandits seem to be unstoppable with a specific instance at Gobirawa Village in Safana LGA. “It is the constitutional duty and responsibility of this hallowed chamber to take action whenever these levels of inhuman and brutal attacks are being inflicted on any community or group of people,” he said.
The lawmakers urged the federal government to deploy the military to the areas under attack to assist the police and other security agencies in flushing out the criminal elements.
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