The Senate has called on state governments to discontinue negotiations and peace agreements with terrorists and armed bandits, arguing that such arrangements rarely produce lasting security and could instead strengthen criminal networks.
The upper legislative chamber also directed the Nigeria Police Force, alongside the National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre, to identify and arrest bandits who openly operate on social media platforms, particularly TikTok, where they reportedly interact with the public while displaying large amounts of cash suspected to be proceeds of crime.
The resolutions were adopted after a motion presented by Senator Sunday Karimi, who expressed concern over the resurgence of terrorist attacks in communities within the Kogi West Senatorial District.
While presenting the motion, Karimi highlighted a recent assault on Iluke-Bunu in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. According to him, armed terrorists invaded a secondary school and attempted to abduct students who were writing the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE).
He stated that the attack claimed the lives of the school’s vice principal, a teacher, and another resident of the community.
The senator added that the incident occurred only a day after another attack on a private residence in Odo-Ere, Yagba West Local Government Area of the state, on June 8, 2026.
In addition, lawmakers invited the Commander of the National Centre for Control of Arms and Small Weapons (NCSALW) to brief the Senate on the reported attacks and address the growing challenge of illegal arms proliferation across Nigeria.