The Senate on Wednesday called on security agencies in the country to take adequate steps to bring incessant killings of Nigerians across the country to an end.
The call followed a “Point of Order’’ raised by Senator Joshua Dariye (PDP-Plateau Central) at plenary over the recent killing of Mr Lazarus Agaie, a first-class traditional ruler in Bokkos, Plateau State.
Gunmen killed the 76-year-old Saf Ron-Kulere on Monday, on his way to Bokkos, after visiting his farm in Sha district in the area.
Also killed alongside the monarch were his police orderly, Mr Sunday Wuyah, his wife and his son, Shagari.
Relying on Order 42, Dariye said that the late traditional ruler was apprehended on his way from farm.
He described the development as worrisome, adding that the rate at which innocent Nigerians were being killed was alarming.
He called for urgent steps by relevant stakeholders to stem the tide.
Other senators called on security chiefs to check the ‘dangerous trend’.
In his remarks, Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, said “we must put an end to this senseless killing of people returning from their farms.
“Security agencies must get the culprits of this dastardly act. Our hearts go to the government and people of Plateau State.’’
The motion was unanimously adopted and the legislators observed a minute silence for the deceased monarch and others who died in the incident.
