President Mohammadu Buhari will be asked to appear before The House of Representatives to brief it on the true state of the security situation in the country.
This decision was taken during plenary today when the House considered a motion moved by members from Borno State on the recent massacre of 43 rice farmers in the state by Boko Haram terrorists.
The debate had earlier turned rowdy after the Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila appealed that it would be inappropriate to invite the president to disclose the actions being taken towards handling the security situation in the country arguing that the step amounts to being counter-productive.
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Opposition to the speakers views not to invite the president was fiercely objected by some members making the situation volatile and rowdy in the house.
The House then went into an executive session to resolve the matter.
After the executive session which was held behind closed doors, the House resumed and Representative Ahmed Jaha who is one of the sponsors moved an amendment to invite the President to brief on the security situation in the country.
His amendment was seconded and unanimously adopted.
No date was however announced for the invitation.
Zabarmari Massacre
43 farmers were killed on Saturday morning around Marrabati and Hammayya villages, near Zabarmari in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State by Boko Haram terrorists while on their way to their farms.
The farmers were attacked on their way to their rice farms which they went to harvest before the surprise attack happened.
An unspecified number of farmers were also taken away by the insurgents.
The State Governor Babagana Zulum during the burial of the farmers on Sunday morning lamented that “it is disheartening that more than 40 citizens were slaughtered while they were working in their farmlands,” and also condoled with the families of the slain farmers.
The governor later on Monday gave recommendations to the Federal Government on how to win the war against the terrorists. He noted that engaging mercenaries, as well as the immediate recruitment of youths into the military to boost its strength, will go a long way to defeat the insurgents.
In a series of tweet, on Monday, President Buhari said he has given a ‘marching order’ to the Nigerian Military to take the fight to the insurgents, not on a one-off, but on a continuous basis until “we root out the terrorists.”
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