The House of Representatives has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to act on the recent United Nations (UN) Special Report on the ongoing security challenges in certain areas of Katsina State, which revealed the existence of 24 terrorists’ cells spanning approximately 30 forests in the North-West region.
The urgent call followed a Motion sponsored by Hon. Aliyu Abubakar, which later resulted in the resolution’s passage.
In his opening remarks, Hon. Abubakar noted that the North-Western States have long been connected with banditry, particularly Katsina State, where 23 of the 34 local government areas are directly assaulted.
In order to confront the threat, parliamentarians asked relevant security agencies to use intelligence to combat banditry attacks in Katsina State and take stronger measures to safeguard the safety of lives and property in impacted communities.
The MPs also requested the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to step in and help the victims ease the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the afflicted districts.
To that purpose, the House established a Committee on Emergency Disaster Preparedness to oversee compliance.
