SAN FRANCISCO, April 11, (THEWILL) –Â Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has called for the declaration of a State of Emergency as an end to the killings in Zamfara state.
A lawmaker, Senator Kabiru Marafa, during plenary on Wednesday asked the Federal Government to step up its efforts in solving the crisis in the state as he presented a motion calling for its intervention.
The Senator also asked for a Presidential Initiative in Zamfara with a ten-year life span to cater to the needs of displaced persons in the state.
On his part, Ekweremadu also called for the introduction of state police within the country’s security architecture.
He said the insecurity in the state has reached the point where the State of Emergency should be declared in Zamfara, to help stabilise the state.
