The lawmaker representing Ovia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Omosede Igbinedion has described the killings of over 150 persons in Plateau State as a sign that Nigeria is under attack, The Nation reports.
Hon Omosede who mourned the killings in a statement urged the federal government to declare the killers as terrorist.
Omosede said, “It is time to declare a nationwide state of emergency. Nigeria is under attack, democracy is under attack.
“I join families across Nigeria to mourn the loss of their loved ones, in the hands of these gruesome individuals, whom are getting away without being labelled as a terrorist organisation.
I made mention on the floor of the House about a month ago, that these people should be declared as terrorist. We should not look at each situation in isolation, devoid of religion, ethnicity, tribalism, locality or politically.
“The killings that are being perpetrated are against Nigerians and our fellow human beings.
“We as a Nation have become so insensitive to the plight of our brothers and sisters, most hardly moved by these deaths, but simply reading it, like it’s the norm and a regular occurrence that we have become numb too.”
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