Following the recent spate of attacks in some parts of the country, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, says the National Assembly is taking measures to nip it in the bud and prevent any further resurgence.
He said the military authorities have agreed to establish formation around flashpoints in Zaria.
The Speaker stated this on Friday during a condolence visit to the Emir of Zazzau, His Royal Highness, Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, over the sad incidents of the collapse of parts of the Zaria Central Mosque last Friday, which killed several people and injured many others during the Asr prayer, as well as a bandits’ attack that claimed two lives in Kofar Gayan area of Zaria on Saturday.
Abbas, in a statement issued Friday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi, expressed sadness over the unfortunate incidents and assured the leadership and the people of the Zazzau Emirate that the House has taken measures aimed at forestalling any further resurgence in the affected areas, and Nigeria as a whole.
The Speaker who spoke in Hausa language, assured the Emir that the military would establish a formation around some flashpoints to forestall future attacks on communities in Zaria and its environs.
He said: “We have come to condole with His Royal Highness over what happened last week. We are here on behalf of the House of Representatives and the Senate to condole with the Zaria people, the Zaria Emirate and the entire people of Kaduna State.
“I want to assure you that based on the way banditry wants to return, we in the House have taken some measures. We have started engaging the military, and they will come and establish a formation around the female school at the Kofar Gayan axis. They have assured us that they would do that.
“I also want to assure you that as a son of the land and one of the kingmakers in this palace, I am ready to contribute to the rebuilding of the mosque. When it’s time for the work, let me know so that I’ll contribute my quota to the rebuilding.”
Also speaking, the Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly Hon. Dahiru Liman expressed sadness over the two occurrences, pledging to complement the efforts of the Speaker and his colleagues towards rebuilding the collapsed mosque.