Bwacha Wants Amotekun in North-east States

  

Bwacha Wants Amotekun in the North-east States, on Wednesday called on states in the North-east geo-political zone  to consider adopting Amotekun security model of the South-west region.

This, he said, would curb the increasing security threats from the Boko Haram insurgents as the military seems to be over stretched.

Bwacha, who represents Taraba South senatorial district in the Senate, explained his ordeals in the hands of the insurgents, and the need for the states in the zone to emulate the Amotekun security network as obtained in the Southwest.

According to him, “The matter I want to explain before my colleagues is topical and unique in a way. Officials in the Federal Ministry of Works went to my senatorial district, and I advised them to go with security men.

"As they were going, they ran into a huge crowd of bandits on motorcycles armed with AK47 rifles. Why am I saying this, Mr. President, it’s because insecurity is a topical challenge that we know. On whether the insurgents are everywhere now is a matter not known to the public yet.”

He explained that the bandits upon sighting the security agents, ran away while two of them who were caught unaware abandoned their motorcycles and ran away, explaining that the  soldiers exchanged gunfire with them and took their motorcycles unto their vehicles.

This incident, he said, had heightened fears among the people of Taraba State and its environs, giving credence to speculations on the social media that they have been planning attacks on communities around Yoro and Jalingo,  the state capital of Taraba State.

He added: "Why this explanation is necessary is because communities must wake up and complement the role of the military.   At this point, I must also commend the people and government of Niger State for the role they play a few days ago.  I want to see communities waking up with the same model of Amotekun and protect themselves because our military is overstretched."  

Specifically, he said: "The people must form a new strategies to confront these criminals, and this should be in the mode of Amotekun as in the South-west states"

In his comment, the Senate President, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, thanked the mover of the motion, and said the Senate has taken note of “your presentation because you came under order 43.”

Accordingly, the Senate president said: "The Committee on Security will soon finish their work before we know what to do further. Of course, there is no day that passes without a security breach in one way or another in the country."