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,,,Legal practitioner challenges Tinubu, Gov. Sule to end insecurity.
By David Okpashi .
Not less than three soldiers, two vigilantes have been reportedly killed in an ambush attack by a militia group in Katakpa community of Toto local government area of Nasarawa State on Tuesday.
Our Correspondent learnt in the area that the soldiers, including the vigilante group were on a peace mission to the troubled Katakpa area when the militia launched an ambushed attack on the military and the vigilante killing five of them.
The chairman of Toto local Government Area, Abdullahi Aliyu Tashas, who confirmed the attack as well as the casualty figure on Wednesday.said the soldiers were deployed to ensure peace in the area, following sustained attacks on in Toto communities by the militia group when they were attacked by the tribal militia group.
According to him,some people,armed with dangerous weapons and attacked four communities in Katakpa village, adding that consequent upon the negative development, soldiers were drafted to area ensure restoration of peace and order, the council Chairman stated.
Meanwhile,a legal luminary in the area,Barr. Yakubu Galadima, has advised President Ahmed Bola Tinubu and Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state to tighten security at the porous northern borders to reduce cases of insecurity across the country.
Galadima, in an interview with Journalists, suggested to the Federal and State governments to enhance their proactiveness on security matters to forestal and control the breach of peace as well as check increasing rate of attacks across the country.
“There have been speculations that most of the bandits found their ways into the country through the porous northern Nigerian borders.” he said.
He called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to take a second look at its treaty which allows free movement of persons from the region”.
The legal practitioner, however, advised the Egbira people in Toto Local Government area to continue to be peaceful despite provocations and to also respect constituted authorities.
Edited by Dawud Ahmed.
