Insecurity: Nigeria under siege, Senate

THE Senate has again raised the alarm that Nigeria is under siege following the continued security challenges in the country with attendant armed banditry and Kidnapping.

According to the Senate, Nigeria is presently under siege from what it described as  murderous non – state actors,  whose activities are threatening continued existence of the country.

Speaking Monday in Abuja at a public hearing organised by the Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, All Progressives Congress, APC, Ekiti Central led Joint Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Navy and Marine Transport on Firearms Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill 2021 and Exclusive Economic Zones Act 2010 ( Repeal and Re – Enactment ) Bill 2021, Senator Uba Sani, APC Kaduna Central stressed that  there was the urgent need for the country  address the worrisome situation.