A delegation of Senators will visit Nigerian soldiers on the battlefield, following the killing of 44 soldiers by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno in a deadly attack.
TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the Senate also delegated its Committee on Army to visit families of the deceased soldiers and the Chief of Army Staff.
Senate Committees on Defence and Army are expected to investigate the cause of the killings of the 44 soldiers and to ensure that adequate measures are being taken to curb such killings.
These are parts of resolution reached by the Senate during plenary on Thursday after Senator Abdullahi Danbaba moved that since the constitution of the Committee on Army, it has not been active.
“The Nigerian Army is completely detached from the Senate,” he stated.
Reacting, Senate President Bukola Saraki said, “We are all aware that a few days ago we lost about 44 brave soldiers of the Nigerian Army in Northern Borno.
“We must pay our respects to these brave men that have sacrificed and paid the ultimate price for our own safety & peace in our country”.
He thanked Senator Danbaba for bringing up the issue to the Senate.
After observing a one-minute silence for the 44 soldiers, the Senators stepped down all proceedings of the day, and adjourned plenary.