The Niger State House of Assembly has expressed concern over the return of youth restiveness in Minna, the state capital.
It is calling for decisive action against the perpetrators.
The Speaker of the Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkin-daji said this on Wednesday, when he addressed the House at its plenary, after resumption from the month old recess for Easter and the Sallah celebrations.
Sarkin-daji said the return of youth restiveness in the state, especially the state capital, is capable of erasing all the gains so far recorded by the present administration, in the area of security and the maintenance of law and order.
Although the speaker commended Governor Umar Bago and the various security agencies for the prompt actions taken so far to tame the situation, he expressed the need for decisive action against the perpetrators and their sponsors.
He specifically pointed out that the action of the miscreants could discourage investors that are already besieging the state, due to the friendly atmosphere provided by the present administration.
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The speaker disclosed that the law against thuggery in the state must be immediately revisited by the state assembly, to empower the security agencies to deal more decisively against the perpetrators.
The house resolved to summon all the heads of security agencies and other relevant stakeholders in the state to meet with the assembly next week Monday, and to brief the members on the current situation and the possible way out.
Recall that youths in some parts of Minna, the state capital, went on a rampage, and seized some major roads, unleashing terror on innocent residents on Sallah Day.
As a result of the development, three people were reportedly killed, and several injured, while property worth hundreds of thousands of Naira were either looted or destroyed.
Meanwhile, Governor Umar Bago has ordered security agents to shoot at sight, any miscreants found to be disturbing the peace of the state, or wielding dangerous weapons, saying that his administration has zero tolerance for any form of violence, or criminal tendency in the state.
(Editor: Ena Agbanoma)
