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The senate has resolved to suspend plenary for two days next week to hold a national conference on security.

The national security summit will hold Wednesday and Thursday.

The decision of the senate was sequel to a motion sponsored by Shuaibu Lau, senator representing Taraba north, who drew attention to the activities of herdsmen in his state.

The lawmakers had on Tuesday decided to hold a conference after they had approved a report of an ad hoc committee on security that visited Benue state over the killings perpetrated by herdsmen.

But no date was fixed for the meeting until Lau moved his motion.

The report by the committee noted that the proliferation of arms in the country worsened the clash between the herders and farmers.

It said in most of the affected areas in Benue, there was little or no presence of security agencies.

“The senate condemns in the strongest possible terms the wanton criminal attacks that claimed the lives in Guma and Logo of Benue state,” the recommendations of the report read.

“The senate urges the security/intelligence agencies to leave no stone unturned in apprehending the perpetrators of these heinous crimes so they are brought before the law to answer for their crimes.

“The federal government should reexamine, revolve and reinvent the nation’s security architecture and infrastructure to ensure that no community or entity is left unsafe.

“The senate should convene as a matter of utmost urgency a national security summit to examine the recurring violence and mayhem visited on our rural communities before it becomes a threat to our national survival.

“The federal government should reexamine the deployment of security personnel in our rural communities to ensure that no one get in or out of the country without proper documentation.”