Reps charge police to arrest perpetrators of Kaduna mayhem

The House of Representatives on Tuesday tasked the police to carry out a thorough investigation and fish out the perpetrators of the mayhem that broke out in Kajuru and Chikun council areas of Kaduna state and punish the offenders.

The mayhem in the affected communities led to the death of over 50 persons while properties worth millions of naira were destroyed.

The House in its resolution while urging security agents to intensify efforts in ensuring the release of the abducted paramount ruler, further mandated the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to provide relief materials to the families and persons affected in the crisis.

These resolutions followed the adoption of the motion sponsored by Rep. Yakubu Umar Barde, representing Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency of Kaduna state who said that he was disturbed at the spate and rate at which the lives and properties of citizens are being destroyed at the slightest provocation with absolute disregard for human life.

He observed that Kasuwan Magani, a community in Kajuru council area of Kaduna state hosts a weekly market which attracts many patrons from different parts of the state and the country which “was on October 18 thrown into confusion which specifically started in the market and spread to other areas”.

The lawmaker also said that the paramount ruler of Adara village was abducted alongside his wife and driver, just as three policemen attached to the monarch were killed by the assailants.

According to him, the mayhem has caused panic in neighboring suburbs like Rido, Sabon Tasha and Jonruwa among others.

However contributing Rep. Okechukwu Tobi (PDP/Enugu state) said he was disturbed with the spate of killings across the country without solution.

He blamed the impunity of the perpetrators who carry out the killings without any arrest being made and subsequently called for a full investigation into the violence.