Federal lawmakers in Nigeria have condemned the killings and destruction of property in some states by suspected herdsmen.
The Senate where there was a long debate on the matter, the lawmakers called on the inspector general of police and chief of army staff to work together and bring the culprits to book.
A similar position was taken by lawmakers in the House of Representatives, where the National Security Adviser was urged to investigate the matter.
The re-occurring cases of violent attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen in the north central part of Nigeria has been on the increase in recent times, leaving many people dead and many displaced.
On the floor of the Senate, lawmakers frowned at the issue claiming the attacks appear targeted at destabilizing the nation.
Lawmakers, during the debate, gave possible reasons for the attacks and the likely solutions.
The Senate mandated a joint committee to investigate the matter while the House of Representatives urged the executive to urgently address the issue of continuous attacks on citizens.
Nigerians will now wait to see the effect of the resolutions reached by the Senate and the House of Representatives, hoping it will bring an end to what many say is becoming another security problems.
Call For Probe Of Petroleum Minister For Reckless Spending
The lawmakers also called for the probe of the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke, for waste of resources on the arbitrary charter and maintenance of a challenger 850 Aircraft for non-official use.
Honourable Babatunde Adejare raised the issue in the House of Representatives’ plenary session, saying that the Minister had spent 130 million Naira monthly for two years to maintain the private jet used only for herself and her immediate family.
He said that the expenses were bridge of Fiscal Responsibility Act and all other laws of fiscal discipline.
These allegations against the Minister and other deliberations were captured on this edition of Channels Television’s programme, The Gavel.