The Senate has raised the alarm over frightening spate of killings in Rivers State.

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, said that all forms of criminality must be tackled frontally in the interest of the country.

The Senate President recalled that the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, assured that insecurity in Rivers State, just like in other states, will not be treated with kid gloves.

The security situation in the State was brought to the Senate’s notice by Senator Andrew Uchendu (River East), who reported the rising spate of killings in Rivers State.

Uchendu, in his lead debate, pointed out that he was aware that the killing of innocent citizens as a result of murder, kidnapping, violence or abduction has been the bane of Rivers State for more than a decade.

The lawmaker noted that the killings assumed a dangerous proportion before, during, and after the 2015 general elections.

He expressed worries that the nature of killings in the state assumed “a more .... READ MORE: https://ugobestiky.com/senate-weeps-over-frightening-killings-in-rivers/