***If nothing drastic is done, Bandits may overrun the whole country, Senator Dandutse Muntari warns*** Warns that if issue of terrorism is not taken Seriously, they will soon take over Government Houses in States
The Senate also urged the Military, Security Agencies to be proactive and innovative in their strategies to secure farmlands so that farmers may return to their farms, thereby ensuring increased food production and food security, thus mitigating against the ever rising food inflation currently being experienced in the country.
Sani Zango Daurza expressed concerns that the incessant banditry attacks on communities in North West region would significantly impact food production and agricultural activities, jeopardizing food security and livelihoods of the people in affected States of the region, especially in the present raining season.
A former Leader of the Senate, Senator Abdullahi Yahaya , in his contribution, lamented that the entire North West and North Central were under serious fire in the hands of terrorists, saying that no single Senatorial District in Kebbi state was free from banditry. Ningi who accused some senior security chiefs of compromise, said, “We need to sit down with Mr. President and give him the information that he doesn’t have. We must give them what they needed, there must be timeline. Once they know that they can lose their jobs, they will sit up.
He said, “I want to support the fact that there is need for a coordinated effort. However, we must realise that our security agencies need the right equipment and what it takes to be able to carry out this coordinated effort.