Terrorist attacks: Northern senators call for urgent action on State Police Bill

The statement read, “The Northern Senators Forum strongly condemns the recent wave of terrorist attacks in Gaya community, Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State and in Ungushi village, Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State, which have claimed the lives of over 36 Nigerians, including security personnel and innocent worshippers.

In a statement on Friday by the Chairman of the Forum, Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’Adua (APC, Katsina Central), the Forum urged the Federal Government to, through the Presidential Working Group chaired by the Chief of Staff to the President, state governors, and State Houses of Assembly, give prompt attention and concurrence to the State Police Bill currently awaiting ratification.“In light of these tragedies, we urgently call on: The Federal Government, through the Presidential Working Group chaired by the Chief of Staff to the President, State Governors, and State Houses of Assembly, to give prompt attention and concurrence to the State Police Bill currently awaiting ratification.