Senate to Military: Halt Lukarawa’s invasion now

The incursion of ISIS-backed terrorist group Lukarawa into the Northern part of Kebbi and Sokoto states got the Senate’s attention yesterday.

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) last month alerted the nation to the presence of the deadly group in the country after sneaking in through the Niger Republic border.

A few days later, the group struck in Kebbi State, but troops responded swiftly, dislodging and neutralising many of them.

The Red Chamber, after a debate on the activities of the terrorists, charged troops to not only curb their further incursion into the country but to eliminate them.

Senator Waziri Tambuwal, immediate past governor of Sokoto State, said this is not the first time that the group is coming into the country.

According to him, troops took them out when they came into Sokoto State during his tenure as governor.

Also yesterday, the Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, ordered that troops must step up action against terrorists and bandits without looking back.

After commending the military for their prompt response to the Lukarawa insurgency, the Senate resolved as follows:

• To maintain their vigilance in the communities infiltrated by Lukarawa;
• That the Army should work with other security agencies and the communities to halt further incursions by the group;
• The Federal Government (Executive) is enjoined to send an assessment team to communities attacked by the foreign insurgents.

The resolutions followed the consideration and adoption of a motion sponsored by Senator Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North).

The motion was titled: “Urgent need for the Federal Government to take stringent measures to stop the infiltration of a group of violent terrorists known as Lukarawa from entrenching themselves in some Northwestern parts of Sokoto and Kebbi states.”

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