House Of Representatives Urges Nigerian Government To Intervene In Nasarawa State Clash

The House of Representatives has urged the Nigerian government to take immediate action to end the unrest in Kokona LGA of Nasarawa State and other parts of Nigeria.

It also called on the Government to have a more proactive approach geared at beefing up security in rural areas and thereby forestalling future recurrence of this dastardly act.

The call followed a motion on the “urgent need to investigate the unrest between three communities in Kokona LGA in Nasarawa State leading to the touching of two villages and the death of over fpirteen persons”, sponsored by Honourable Gaza Jonathan Gbefwi.

The motion read ” The House Notes that there has been a recent unrest in Tattara and two other communities in Kokona LGA of Nasarawa which has resulted in the loss of lives, destruction of properties and displacement of members of the communities.Also notes that reports and investigative assessments indicate that the incident is between Mada communities and Fulani Herdsmen”.

It also said that ” Aware that the Nigerian government and security agencies have been making frantic efforts to provide lasting solutions to the menace of such incidents in the region and other parts of the country but more work needs to be done in such regard. Worried about the complains of the Tattara inhabitants who observed that the deadly escapades of the attackers was increasingly unsettling the Western part of Nasarawa state after leaving their unpleasant footprints in the Southern part of the state.”

Disturbed that the local communities have been in a state of unrest as a bloody tribal conflict looms in Kokona LGA after the inhabitants have been left in sorrow, blood and tears by their assailants. Cognizant that this Hallowed Chamber has always taken as a matter of national importance, all necessary steps by way of legislative action to ensure the security and safety of Nigerians remain a top priority of the National Assembly.

Immediate Investigation

The House called on the relevant security agencies to carry out immediate investigations and bring the attackers to Justice.

It also called on the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA to provide immediate intervention for those affected and the internally displaced persons.

Members held a minute of silence in honor of those who lost their lives in the clash.

Confidence Okwuchi