The House of Representatives has passed a resolution to
invite President Muhammadu Buhari to brief the house on the true
state of the security situation in the country.
The decision to summon President Buhari was taken at Tuesday’s
plenary 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 insurgents.
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. The Speaker described it as
counter-productive.
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Some members of the House were opposed to the speaker’s position
and this turned into a rowdy debate.
The House then went into an executive session to resolve the
matter.
After the executive session which was held 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.
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The farmers were waylaid on their way to their rice farms which
they were harvesting before the surprise attack happened.
Some other 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 expressed condolence.
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.
President Muhammadu Buhari condoled with the victims and their
families.
In a 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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