WORO KILLINGS: SENATE DEMANDS IMMEDIATE RESCUE OF ABDUCTEES 

The Senate has urged the Federal Government, through the Service Chiefs and the Office of the National Security Adviser, to intensify efforts toward the safe rescue and release of women and children abducted from Woro Community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State.

The upper chamber also called on the Federal Government to comprehensively clear and redesign the Kainji Forest Reserve to flush out criminal elements operating within the area. It further urged the strategic establishment of security formations where necessary to prevent future attacks.

The resolutions followed a motion of urgent national importance raised by Senator Sadiq Suleiman Umar (Kwara North), who informed the Senate that communities located in remote and forest-bordering areas remain highly vulnerable to attacks and require enhanced protection to prevent further loss of lives.

Contributing to the debate, other senators described the incident as tragic, noting that insecurity, armed banditry, kidnapping and abductions have become recurring challenges across the country. They called for urgent and decisive action to address the worsening security situation.

Among those who spoke were Senators Abba Moro, Adamu Aliero, Ahmed Lawan and Abdul Ningi, who stressed the need for improved intelligence gathering, security coordination and sustained military presence in affected regions.

In his remarks, the Deputy Senate President, Senator Jibrin Barau, urged both the Federal and Kwara State governments to provide comprehensive support, adequate resources and well-structured intervention programmes for displaced families and residents of Woro Community and other affected areas.

The Senate also called on the Federal Government to fully fund and expedite the completion of the already awarded Wawa–Kaiama and Kaiama–Kishi road projects. Lawmakers noted that the poor state of the roads has made access to the communities difficult and has further worsened security challenges in the region.