Leke Baiyewu, AbujaThe Senate at an extended plenary on Tuesday debated the killings by Fulani herdsmen in Benue State and other parts of Nigeria. They also resolved that the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, “must” within 14 days arrest the herdsmen suspected to have killed over 70 persons in Benue State recently. The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, in his closing remarks after the debate, asked the Federal Government to take timely and drastic steps to end the crisis. He said, “I do recall in the committee’s interactive session with the heads of security agencies in Benue State. I don’t believe they are herdsmen.”A former Senate President, David Mark, who is from Benue, called for short-term and long-term solutions to the problem.

Source: Punch January 16, 2018 23:59 UTC