The Senate has urged state governors to strengthen rural governance and convene inter-communal meetings and dialogues across their states in order to promote local conflict resolution and inter-ethnic
harmony.
This is part of the Senate’s resolution after the debate on a motion titled: “General Insecurity in Nigeria”, sponsored by Sen. Ajayi Boroffice and 105 other senators.
The senate also urged security agencies to actively deploy drones and helicopters to monitor forests and ungoverned areas to identify illegal camps of armed bandits.
The senate also urged President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the National Security Adviser, Service Chiefs and the Inspector General of Police to “rejig the nation’s security architecture and disposition of forces for more effective counter measures against the current security challenges, particularly in the rural areas.”