ABUJA – The Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Bwacha, (PDP Taraba South), has raised alarm over the infiltration of Taraba State by insurgents.
Bwacha raised the alarm yesterday at Senate plenary, alleging that the terrorists being flushed out from Adamawa State were relocating to Taraba State in their numbers.
He explained that that the insurgents in finding their way into Taraba, disguise as herdsmen before being transported into the state by trailers.
According to him, raising the alarm over the movement of the terrorists into Taraba became necessary in order to alert the Federal Government to take immediate action to prevent unsavory consequences.
He said that the insurgents already transported into the state could be seen mostly in the central area of the state, saying ” the regrouping of the insurgents from Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states in Taraba State as a disturbing and dangerous development that should be halted in the interest of the people of the state”.
“The Federal Government and security agencies should know that they may have another war to fight in Taraba is nothing is done urgently to halt the regrouping of these insurgents in Taraba State”, he warned.
He added that taking pre-emptive action against the infiltrators is imperative especially now that the Boko Haram insurgents were being chased out of the country.
He said that some people mistake the infiltrators as herdsmen when they are actually terrorists disguised as herdsmen.
Senate President, Bukola Saraki said that Bwacha informed him of his intention to raise the issue under personal explanation provision in their order book.
Saraki who did not allow any debate of the issue raised by Bwacha, said that the Senate has taken note of the issue.
