“Killing now a way of life in Rivers state,” Senator cries out

“Killing now a way of life in Rivers state,” Senator cries out

[html]The lawmaker alleged that Nigerians were being killed, beheaded and burnt in their homes by unknown gunmen.
   
   
   
       
       
           
               
                   

The lawmaker alleged that Nigerians were being killed, beheaded and burnt in their homes by unknown gunmen.

               
           
               
                   

Senator Andrew Uchendu has decried the spate of killings in Rivers state.

               
           
               
                   

In a point of order raised on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, Senator Uchendu alleged that some Nigerians in Rivers state were being killed, beheaded and burnt in their homes.

               
           
               
                   

Describing the situation as unimaginable, the Rivers-East lawmaker said he raised similar concerns when the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, briefed the Senate on the security situation in the country.

               
           
               
                   

“It is sad for me to inform the Senate of the very disturbing and deteriorating situation in Rivers state concerning the killing of innocent citizens by unknown gunmen,” he began.

               
           
               
                   

”This is not the case of political killings, banditry or ethical violence. What is most disturbing is that across the length and breadth of the state, villagers and innocent citizens sleep in their homes at night believing that they are secured and some people will come from nowhere and invade villages.