The Conference of Speakers in Nigeria has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits terrorists and enemies of the state.
The Chairman of the conference and Speaker, Bauchi House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abubakar Suleiman, made the pronouncement at the end of the third quarter general meeting of the Conference of Speakers in Katsina on Saturday, Daily Post reports.
The Chairman said the call was one of the outcomes of their 5-point communique they have reached at the end of their deliberations.
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According to the Speakers’ Chairman, they have resolved that the mode of operations employed by the bandits is not in anyway different from that of terrorists.
Other resolutions reached in the course of the deliberations included working out a legislative framework to complement federal government efforts in the fight against insecurity in the country.
The conference also resolved to come up with appropriate laws that will address the fundamental issues responsible for the insecurity experienced in the country.
The communique also urge for an urgent need to create employment opportunities for the ideal youths.
That, if done will serve as a means to curb the insecurity situation bedeviling the country.
