By Dele Ogbodo
The Upper Chamber, yesterday gave the Inspector General of Police (IG), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, fourteen days to bring the perpetrators of the recent killings of innocent Nigerians in the two Local Government Areas in Benue State to book.
More than 70 farmers, including women and children were murdered by Fulani herdsmen on account of the grazing law passed by the state government.
The order is coming on the heels of the consideration of the report of the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on the review of the failing security architecture across the country.
Recalled that the upper chamber on Friday visited the state to ascertain and very the level of killings.
Presenting the report yesterday, the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Ahmed Lawan, said the recommendations of the committee included examining and reconfiguring the security landscape to make sure that no town or village is left unsafe across the country.
Lawan, said: “The Federal Government should examine the deployment of security personnel in our rural areas and borders to ensure that no one gets in out of the country without proper documentation and regular surveillance.
“Government should ensure full compliance with the letter and spirit of the ECOWAS protocol on free movement of persons, cattle and goods with a view to ensuring that it is administered strictly to preserve the interests, safety and security of all Nigerians.”