The Senate has mandated its committees on Police Affairs and
National Security to investigate clashes between border communities in Nigeria
and Cameroon, which has claimed lives and property of Nigerians.....
President of
the Nigerian 8th Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki The resolution to this effect
emanated from a point of order raised by Sen. John Enoh (APC-Cross River)
during plenary on Thursday. Enoh said that it was Federal Government’s duty to
protect its citizens from internal and external aggression, lamenting that
affected people from his political jurisdiction had been abandoned to attacks
from Cameroonian aggressors. He said, “I rise to call attention to a dire and
serious security situation that is occurring in my senatorial district between
the communities in Cross River and communities in Cameroon. “This crisis has
taken international dimension. The porous nature of our borders, especially at
that particular axis, is a great concern. “The main reason why government
exists is to protect people’s lives and property; I therefore call on Nigerian
authorities to increase security presence because there is still rising tension
in that part of the country.” The lawmaker also urged the security agencies to
see how much help they could provide to ensure that people in that area were
protected. In his remark, President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, stressed
that it was the responsibility of government to provide adequate security at
the borders and also ensure safety and security of the citizenry in the
country. He, therefore, referred the matter to the Committees on Police Affairs
and National Security, mandating them to carry out a thorough job on the
conflict and report back to the chamber.
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