It also resolved to call on security agencies to stop involving themselves in the politics of the nation.
These resolutions, were, however, preceded by heated arguments among the lawmakers as most of them contributed to a point of order raised by Jonah Jang (PDP, Plateau North).
Mr Jang had led the debate on the killings across the nation and in Plateau State as he called on the federal government to take proactive measures to prevent further re-occurrence.
He also appreciated the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and the leadership of the Senate for their visit to the state as well as their support to displaced victims.
Among the many contributors was Isa Misau (APC, Bauchi Central) who blamed the happenings on the incompetence of security agencies as well as the executive arm of government.
Mr Misau expressed disappointment at President Muhammadu Buhari for his continuous refusal to sack “incompetent people” in authoritative positions.
He also said the president is paying more attention to corruption than to injustice.
“The solution is on the table of the president. Since he has admitted that there are incompetent people in power, he should remove them and if he won’t, he should tell us why they are still maintaining their seats,” he said.
He mocked the federal government for deploying troops to the Eagle Square during the APC convention and “ignored” ares that needed security the most.
“They said we are against the government, we will continue to talk until the right thing is done,” he added.
On his part, Kabiru Marafa (APC, Zamfara), expressed disappointment at Nigerians who judge the killings based on religion.
He said religious leaders who are giving the killings a religious colouration, are hypocrites.
“Plateau State is predominantly a Christian state so if people are killed in Plateau, Christians will be killed. But we sit down and say ‘Christians are being eliminated’, ‘it is genocide’ and so on. This is hypocrisy! We ought to give this thing the name it deserves.
“There are killings in Zamfara and those arrested are not all foreigners or Fulanis. I make bold to say that the killings in Plateau State are happening in conjunction with indigenes of that state because it is a business. But every day, we either give it an ethnic or religious colouration without minding the fact that these things are being done and we are the losers.
“The Christian and Muslim clerics that are giving these killings a religious colouration are all hypocrites because we all know where they belong to. It is not limited to one religion but at the end of the day, the problem remains,” he said.
He further said what is happening in Nigeria today is a serious business and those behind it need to be fished out. He also suggested that the Senate call for a penalty for those found guilty.
Reacting to the deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu’s call for state police, Mr Marafa said, “Now that these things are stepping up, suddenly, we are bringing the issue of creating state police. I have never heard a chief executive of a state that gave the commissioner of police of that state or military head an instruction and he disobeyed.
“This only reinforces my belief that these things are been invented by some people so that they can have their constitutional amendment to have state police. Their intents do not serve the interest of our people.
“This is a grand agenda by you people (lawmakers) that want state police.”
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