Nigeria’s security agencies work at cross-purpose, says Gov Sani on Kaduna error bombing
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has alleged that the security agencies in Nigeria were not working on the same page over the Tudun-Biri community error bombing.
He called on the Senate to help ensure that the survivors get justice.
The governor was responding to remarks by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, who represented the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on a condolence visit to Sir Kashim Ibrahim House Kaduna, yesterday.
Governor Sani assured that the Kaduna State government would continue to support the security agencies in the discharge of their constitutional duties. He sought a speedy investigation into the error attack by the Army, with a view to bringing culprits to book and putting an end to future error attacks in any part of the country.
He also restated his earlier calls for a state police, which he believed would complement the existing security arrangement.
Jibrin, in his remarks, said that senators would donate their salaries to the Tudun-Biri community. He also expressed empathy over the error attack on Tudun-Biri community.
The Deputy Senate President’s entourage included Senators Ali Ndume, Lawal Usman, Abba Moro, Opeyemi Bamidele, Naziru Yar’Adua, and others. They visited and commiserated with the injured victims at Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna.
In a statement by his Special Adviser Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, Senator Barau said that the money would be sent to the governor for onward delivery to the victims.
The Deputy Senate President prayed to God to grant those who lost their lives paradise and wished the injured quick recovery.
He said: “Let me state clearly that the Senate has been in contact with the President of this country. He is also highly disturbed and has ordered a thorough investigation of the incident.
“We are all on the same page with the executive arm of the government and we will continue to work in partnership to unravel what happened. We will also take measures to prevent this kind of unfortunate incident from recurring.
“We are here to show our solidarity and to show the fact that we stand by the people. We stand by the government and indeed the entire people of the state, particularly the people of Tudun Biri in this trying period. We will partner with you and do all within our power to bring succor to those who are affected by this unfortunate incident.
“It is on this note that I want to announce, on behalf of the President of the Senate and the entire Senate, that we have decided that we are going to donate our December salaries to the victims.
“A total of N109 million will be made available to the governor so that it can be channelled to help the victims.”
Responding, Governor Sani thanked the senators for their donation and called for intelligence sharing among security agencies.
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