Kwara killings: Senate Urges FG to intensify Rescue efforts in Woro communities

By Henry Umoru

THE Senate has urged the Federal Government to intensify efforts aimed at the safe rescue and release of all abducted women and children from Woro communities in Kwara State.

The Senate has also called on the federal government to redesign and comprehensively clear the forest reserve of criminal elements and consider the strategic establishment of security formations where necessary.

The Upper Chamber has urged the federal and state governments to provide comprehensive support, resources and well-structured programmes for displaced farmers and residents of the Woro community in neighboring areas.

Resolutions of the Senate yesterday were sequel to a Point of Order raised by Senator Sadiq Umar, APC, Kwara North, on the “Killings of Over 100 innocent persons in Wora Communities of Kaima Local Government Area.”

The call followed renewed concerns over killings and insecurity in Kaima Local Government Area.

According to Senator Umar, this move is to restore their livelihoods, rebuild economic resilience, and enable them to regain sustainable economic stability.

In his presentation, Umar said that the Senate was concerned that communities in remote and forest-bordering areas would be more vulnerable and require enhanced protection and early warning mechanisms to prevent loss of lives and humanitarian crises.

He, however, acknowledged the prompt humanitarian interventions of President Bola Tinubu, the National Emergency Management Agency, the Kwara State Emergency Management Agency and the Red Cross.

“As well as the subsequent deployment of personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces and the Nigerian Police Force to the affected communities”.

In his contribution, Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Abba Moro, PDP, Benue South, said that the matter of attack and killing of innocent persons in Wora community, Kaima local government area of Kwara, is a sad one.

He said, “The issue of insecurity, the issue of banditry, kidnapping, abductions and killings of innocent persons have become a recurring decimal.

“The President of this country has been talking very tough on insecurity, and I want to believe that as the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, the President means well for Nigerians.

“It is alarming that in spite of the efforts and pronouncements from the federal government, killings have continued across the country and especially in Kwara, in recent times.

“I still want to think that there is much more that we can do. I urge the ad hoc Senate security committee, which is proposing a security summit, to reawaken its activities and aggressively pursue the summit’s holding.

“This, I think, is the only way that the Senate as a legislative body can come up with a legislative intervention that will shape the policy of government in terms of reviewing our security architecture and our approach to insecurity problems across the country”.

Also in his contribution, Senator Abdul Ningi, PDP, Bauchi Central, who noted that from January to date, two hundred and fifty Nigerians have been killed , said that action must be taken, and we should end the lamentation.

Similarly, Senator Adamu Aliero, APC-Kebbi Central, said t that the country has the capacity to deal with the bandits and kidnappers.

On his part, former President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, APC, Yobe North, who urged the Senate to work with the Executive to recruit more soldiers and security forces, said that those who preach what is not contained in the Quran should be dealt with because people must be protected.

After a voice vote by the Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, APC, Kano North, who presided over plenary, all the prayers of the motion were adopted.

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