The Senate yesterday faulted the gruesome killings and incessant attacks on communities in Kaduna State, alleging that the heinous acts are being perpetrated due to government negligence and conspiracy by the elites. Specifically, the lawmakers accused the state governor, Nasir el-Rufai of complacency, even as they questioned the governor’s absence during the attacks, saying the governor fiddled like Nero while Rome was on fire. The Senators said the recent attacks and killings in the state are indicative of religious and ethnic violence, which relevant leaders are not rising against it. The Senate said it is seriously disturbed that gruesome and mindless killings are being carried out in communities across the country, with relevant security agencies and particularly the executive arm of government, deliberately refusing to evolve proactive measures to contain it. Senate President Bukola Saraki who led the Senators to observe a minute silence in honour of the departed souls said it is high time the security problem in the land is contained.
The upper chamber noted that government is shielding those behind the dastardly act and that except the killers are fished out, the country will know no peace. The lawmakers said security agencies are not discharging effectively their responsibility of intelligence gathering, challenging them to act responsively.

The position of the Senators was sequel to a motion by Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi (Kaduna North) on the unfortunate, inhuman and unnecessary killings in Kaduna State. Leading the debate, Hunkuyi explained that the motion became imperative to inform Nigerians to note the senseless killings and general insecurity situation in the state. According to him, the recent attacks on Kasuwan Mageni community of Kaduna State witnessed scores of people killed and a paramount ruler abducted. In his contribution, Senator Shehu Sani (PRP Kaduna Central) condemned the attacks and killings in its entirety, stating that the situation will persist unless the people embrace peace and tolerance. He said it is rightful time hate speech and divisibility are avoided to foster tranquility. Also, Senator Danjuma La’ar (Kaduna South) said, “All the crisis in Kaduna state are caused by the governor (el-Rufai)”, just as he alleged that the elites know the killers but are only hiding from revealing them. Other lawmakers who spoke on the matter include Sam Egwu (Ebonyi North), Kabir Marafa (Zamfara Central) and Philip Gyunka (Nasarawa North). They all condemned the killings and charged security agencies to arrest and prosecute the assailants. Consequently, the Senate resolved to immediately constitute a central committee to interface with the executive arm of government so as to evolve adequate security measures and end the killings. While calling on Kaduna State government and the federal government to quicken the process of releasing the abducted traditional ruler, Senate further urged NEMA to assist those in need, provide food and medicals to the affected persons.
The Red Chamber also directed security agencies to proffer solutions to permanently avert the killings, just as it called for the implementation of recommendations of the Senate on the national security summit.

Kaduna Govt Reviews Curfew, Now From Dusk To Dawn
Meanwhile, the Kaduna State government yesterday reduced the total restriction of movement imposed on Kaduna town and environs to dust-to-dawn curfew. A statement issued by Governor Nasir el-Rufai’s spokesman, Samuel Aruwan, said that from today residents of Kaduna are free to pursue their legitimate businesses from 6am to 5pm, while the period of curfew would be from 5pm to 6am daily until further notice. LEADERSHIP recalls that Kaduna State government had imposed a 24-hour curfew on the state capital and environs last Sunday following the outbreak of violence in which at least 22 people were reportedly killed. Aruwan urged residents to report any suspicious activity to the security agencies and to refrain from spreading rumours and unverified information.
He added that the government would not hesitate to re-impose a 24-hour curfew in the event of any breach of the peace. The statement reads: “The Kaduna State government took the decision to review the curfew hours following a meeting today (yesterday) of a select committee of the State Security Council. The heads of the security agencies reported significant progress in restoring calm and commended residents for the peaceful manner in which they conducted themselves during the four-hour relaxation of the curfew in parts of Kaduna yesterday.
“Government expects normal banking and other services to resume, and markets to open as normal as from tomorrow (today). The security agencies will remain vigilant and continue to protect residents. Intensive surveillance of known pockets of potential trouble is also continuing, by troops on the ground and by helicopter patrols.”
It warned residents to observe the nighttime curfew hours, to keep the peace and to cooperate with the security agencies in order to keep the state safe, just as it urged community leaders to ensure that hoodlums and other potential threats to peace are promptly reported to the security agencies.

https://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/10/senate-blames-el-rufai-for-kaduna.html

El-Rufai has been killing since he learnt to say "Aboki".

The blood of all the people he killed in the biased demolitions he carried out in Abuja are still crying out against him.

It's not a curse, but together with their village people, will visit him when all doctors are on strike.

Stupid senators playing politics with lives.

Once people are bent on murder there is hardly anything you can do.

Hell Rufai really fighting hard (killing) for the right to be named heir to usman Dan fodio after the current one, the Dullard eventually passes on.

When crises continues with the perpetrators not arrested then government has a hand in it.

rusher14:
Stupid senators playing politics with lives.

Once people are bent on murder there is hardly anything you can do.

When people are bent on murder the government has a responsibility to flush them out and deal with them. Government has all the necessary tools at their disposal to handle the situation and succeed.

IamJames:


When people are bent on murder the government has a responsibility to flush them out and deal with them. Government has all the necessary tools at their disposal to handle the situation and succeed.

Government can only arrest and prosecute.

In Chicago till today, gangs are murdering each other daily. I'm sure that's been the fault of successive governors of Illinois and presidents of the United States.

rusher14:
Stupid senators playing politics with lives.

Once people are bent on murder there is hardly anything you can do.

Chairman nothing like politics here, we are living in the state, they give birth to us here and all the senators.
What causes the crisis is between Fulani and locals of Kasuwan Magani. The Fulani people attack the villages the way they we're doing as usual without any reason and they've killed over 400 innocent souls, but the government of Kaduna state were lying that it was only 55 persons that died. How can u just sit elsewhere and said that Kaduna state Senators were lying??

Take or leave it, is a political gimmick being played by hell- rufai to rick next year election

This midget admitted to burying shiite massacred by Nigerian army. He admitted that he buried them secretly in mass graves.

Same midget bastard led the demolition team that destroyed not only El Zackzacky's compound but that of th entire Shiite community in Zaria.

Then there is his open admittance to paying foreign terrorist groups who he claimed were behind the attacks in southern kaduna.

This same despicable cowardly weasel of a man has given any sane society enough rope to strung him by his scrawny neck from the nearest tree shrub.

I will personally volunteer my amateur skills and first time being a hang man on this very foul soul. The sight of his short legs being a few inches from the ground, struggling and wriggling for terra firma will give me great joy. All I need is sturdy flax rope similar to that used in securing a goat, an indomie cartoon for him to stand on and a very short ceiling. From looks of it, the execution can easily be carried out in a goat barn.

dontecrosofiso:
Chairman nothing like politics here, we are living in the state, they give birth to us here and all the senators.
What causes the crisis is between Fulani and locals of Kasuwan Magani. The Fulani people attack the villages the way they we're doing as usual without any reason and they've killed over 400 innocent souls, but the government of Kaduna state were lying that it was only 55 persons that died. How can u just sit elsewhere and said that Kaduna state Senators were lying??

The problem with many of you is your undying need to nail someone.

Which came first ?

The killings or the number of people that died as a result of the killings?

Is it the number of people that died or the fact that violence leading to deaths that should be the issue?

Why are people fighting?

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rusher14:


The problem with many of you is your undying need to nail someone.

Which came first ?

The killings or the number of people that died as a result of the killings?

Is it the number of people that died or the fact that violence leading to deaths that should be the issue?

Why are people fighting?

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Are you not blaming PDP again?

rusher14:


Government can only arrest and prosecute.

In Chicago till today, gangs are murdering each other daily. I'm sure that's been the fault of successive governors of Illinois and presidents of the United States.

You don't get to compare Chicago with Kaduna, gangster war has been there for ages. It has always been a war of supremacy and drug which the government is doing all it can to curtail. Can you say the same here? No. What do we have here? Reports has been coming in pointing that the Kaduna state government has a hand in it. What do you expect when curfew is relaxed in Muslim dominated areas and fully enforced in non-Muslim areas, what message is the government passing across?

IamJames:


You don't get to compare Chicago with Kaduna, gangster war has been there for ages. It has always been a war of supremacy and drug which the government is doing all it can to curtail. Can you say the same here? No. What do we have here? Reports has been coming in pointing that the Kaduna state government has a hand in it. What do you expect when curfew is relaxed in Muslim dominated areas and fully enforced in non-Muslim areas, what message is the government passing across?

It takes one day for conflict to kick-off.

I can't understand why you wish to justify killings somewhere else yet trying to demonize it in your homeland.

Killings are killings.

In fact, with technology, criminal records, identification of gang affiliates by way of tattoos and circle of friends, one would have thought an advanced nation would have brought it to a halt.

If you can make excuses for such a nation, you mistake the same for our less advanced brothers and sisters.

calamus:
El-Rufai has been killing since he learnt to say "Aboki".

The blood of all the people he killed in the biased demolitions he carried out in Abuja are still crying out against him.

It's not a curse, but together with their village people, will visit him when all doctors are on strike.

This is the myopic reasoning of any average Igbo on or off NL. This same people claims other Nigeria hate them. Imagine a nobody that will for the rest of his miserable life remain a nobody confidently claiming a governor his supervising the killing of his own people.

You will believe no death ever occurred in the poto region this week talk less of this month or year but this puzzies infected with ravaging irredeemable hate n scorn from birth by their parents will not come on NL n insult their foolish governors but let it be governors of other region n see how this jerks insult everyone.

I wonder where it is written in Igbo folklore they alone as the monopoly of hate, foolishness, madness n stupidity all conjure into one.

baliyubla:
Hell Rufai really fighting hard (killing) for the right to be named heir to usman Dan fodio after the current one, the Dullard eventually passes on.

akaahs:
Take or leave it, is a political gimmick being played by hell- rufai to rick next year election

Fish brain

4601CE:

Fish brain

Pap brain

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