The Senate has proposed that a ten billion naira intervention be made part of the 2019 Budget to assist persons displaced by banditry in Zamfara State. This followed a motion by Kabiru Marafa at the Upper Chamber.
The Senate further called for the establishment of a ten-year Presidential Initiative to cater to the needs of displaced persons affected by banditry in the State.
Marafa, while presenting the motion, said recent public protest staged in Abuja and Nigerians in the Diasporas was a reaction to the deteriorating state of insecurity in Zamfara state. He said there was need to commend those who staged the protest for their show of support and to sustain the solidarity.
The lawmaker lamented that the activities of armed bandits, cattle-rustlers and kidnappers for ransom in villages and communities had remained unabated in the State.
In his remarks, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said until Nigeria begin to look at the possibility of establishing State Police, the country would continue to have security challenges.
