Nigerian lawmakers have condemned the recent killings by gunmen reported being herdsmen in Ebonyi State.
The Senators also called on the Federal Government and authorities in the state to put appropriate measures in place to forestall the recurrence of such attacks.
These are part of the resolutions of the lawmakers when the issue came up during a plenary on Wednesday at the Red Chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja.
The Senators also resolved to honour the victims of the various attacks in the affected communities.
They directed the Police and other relevant security agencies to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the incident, and promptly arrest and prosecute the perpetrators. They also called for the rescue of the victims that were held captive by the assailants.
The Red Chamber asked the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to immediately provide relief materials to the victims’ families and displaced persons in the affected communities.
The lawmakers made the resolutions after Senator Sam Egwu cited Order 42 and 54 to seek the leave of the Senate to present a motion.
The motion was seconded by Senator Chukwuka Utazi. Senator Egwu called for the urgent need of the Federal Government’s intervention to end the killings of people in Ebonyi allegedly carried out by herdsmen.
At the plenary which was presided over by the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, Senator Ayo Akinyelure presented nine petitions from the Office of the President of the Senate.
One of them was a petition from Comrade Nnamdi Onuka of the Academic Union of Research Institutions against one Mr Shama and the Minister of Science and Technology.
Others included a petition from Samuel Olusola against the Nigerian Immigration Service over unlawful dismissal and breach of his fundamental human rights, a petition against the Nigerian Army over unlawful dismissal of 16 soldiers, and a petition against the Nigerian Army over unprofessional conduct and torture meted out against an officer of the Force.
