According to report reaching oyogist.com, the Senate on Tuesday called out President Muhammadu Buhari over the worsening security situation in the country, saying the country is falling under his watch.
The Senate’s position followed an outcry in a motion sponsored by Senator Mohammed Sani Musa representing Niger East Senatorial District, revealing that activities of bandits and Boko Haram insurgents have taken a dangerous dimension in Niger State.
Sani said the take over of the three local government areas, Shiroro, Munya and Rafi was not only an embarrassing situation to the government but the next target of terrorists would be Abuja.
He expressed frustration that for seven years, Niger East has been under the occupation of terrorists, wondering how it became difficult for security agents to tackle them despite huge budgets that have been committed over the years.
He said: “Almost seven years now Niger East Senatorial District of Niger State have come under constant and sustained multiple deadly attacks by heartless, venomous and hydra headed Boko Haram terrorists.
“They are always heavily armed with assorted sophisticated and dangerous weapons unleashing their horror on our innocent populace.”
“Cognisance that about 42 communities across the two local government areas of Shiroro and Munya Local Government have so far fallen under the Boko Haram control with about 5,000 villagers already displaced in the last three days.
“They have kidnapped many and their wives seized from them and forcefully attached to Boko Haram members.
“Three military camps in Allawa, Bassa and Zagzaga in the two local government areas have been sacked and some security personnel killed by the insurgents in the last one month of renewed attacks.”
“Mr President, the situation we found ourselves today is not irreversible, but the problem is that we have not been able to take this matter seriously.
“Sri Lanka, Israel and Colombia went through this and they overcame successfully, so we should not be ashamed to seek the assistance of those countries to help us.
“I think the time has come for Niger State to be completely shut down to protect their citizens and save those who are alive.”
