Senate condemns ‎Kano killing

The ‎Senate on Wednesday condemned the recent killing of Bridget Agbahime‎ in Kano over alleged blasphemy.
The Upper Chamber also called on the Federal Government to apprehend and visit justice on culprits involved in the crime.
It could be recalled that ‎Agbahime was on Thursday last week lynched to death by some Islamic fundamentalists over alleged blasphemy against the religion, an action that had attracted condemnations from various quarters, including the Presidency.
The Senate in its own condemnation, triggered by a point of order raised to that effect by Senator Samuel Anyanwu (PDP Imo East), said the killing was uncalled for and a clear barbaric violation of the principle of sanctity of human life.
The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekwerenmadu, who presided over the plenary, charged the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, and other relevant agencies of government to ensure the culprits are prosecuted.
Ekweremadu said: “Government must ensure protection of lives and properties of all Nigerians at all time in whatever circumstances.
“Let me on behalf of the Senate express our condolences to the family and to the people of your constituency, the entire Imo State and indeed the entire Nigerians.
“This is because every soul matters to us as Nigerians.
“The rate of killing in Nigeria is becoming very embarrassing.
“We must do everything as leaders to protect lives and properties of the citizens of this country.
“Every life matters to us, so we cannot continue on the path of diminishing human life.
“It is the responsibility of security agencies to ensure that every Nigerian is protected wherever he lives.
“To ensure that this doesn’t happen again, every effort must be made to fish out those responsible so that they will face the full wrath of the law.”
Anyanwu, in his point of order, totally condemned the killing of the woman but appreciated the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, and the State’s Commissioner of Police for not shielding the culprits in anyway as shown with arrests already made.
He however stressed that the culprits should not be only arrested but prosecuted to serve as deterrent to others.