Mark Gbillah, the lawmaker representing Gwer-East/Gwer-West Federal Constituency of Benue State, has made a case against killer herdsmen by urging Pre
Mark Gbillah, the lawmaker representing Gwer-East/Gwer-West Federal Constituency of Benue State, has made a case against killer herdsmen by urging President Muhammadu Buhari to declare them a terrorist group. The lawmaker also gave Buhari a 48-hour ultimatum to address Nigerians on the spate of killings and insurgency, or he would be seen as incapable of ending insurgency in the country.
Speaking on the floor of the Lower Chamber of the legislature, Gbillah spoke on the incessant killings by bandits, herdsmen and terrorist groups in some Northern parts of Nigeria and decried the inability of the President, who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, to stop and arrest the perpetrators. He claimed that the inactions of the President has further emboldened the bandits to continue their deadly acts.
He said: “The House is alarmed at the brazen nature of the attacks by the herdsmen and these terrorist group who attack these communities with impunity, brazenly clad in military fatigues and audibly communicating with each other in Fulani, as reported by eyewitness accounts from the recent attacks in Kaduna.
“Obviously emboldened by the inability of the Nigerian Armed Forces to curb their activities, these killers have gradually progressed from attacking remote villages at night to sacking whole towns in broad daylight, displacing residents and occupying affected communities. We have no other option than to directly engage the President and Commander In Chief of the Armed Forces who has primary responsibility for the security and welfare of every Nigerian citizens.”
The House voted in support of the motion and concluded that the President would be seen as incapable of ending insecurity in the country if he fails to act within the stipulated time.
