The Kogi State House of Assembly has condemned the gruesome killings in Kupa District of Lokoja Local Government Area, which claimed the lives of no fewer than 12 persons and left several others injured.
The Assembly also called on the National Security Adviser to urgently disband the hybrid vigilante groups comprising Fulani herders operating in Lokoja Local Government Area and ensure the recovery of arms in their possession.
The call followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by the Speaker of the Assembly and member representing Lokoja I State Constituency, Aliyu Yusuf, during plenary on Tuesday.
Yusuf said the killings resulted from a violent clash between the Kupa Community Vigilante Group and a hybrid vigilante group comprising Fulani herders, adding that the incident had claimed 12 lives, while several others, including the Chief Imam of Kupa, Alhaji Gimba Aliyu, were receiving treatment at various health facilities for gunshot injuries.
He said insecurity had become a major challenge to the protection of lives and property across the country, with serious consequences for social cohesion, economic development and political stability.
