Northern Senators Forum Demands Military Action in Adamawa

The Northern Senators Forum has demanded an immediate military offensive to dislodge insurgents from the Kopre-Sambisa corridor in Adamawa State after recent attacks on two military battalions, which resulted in the deaths of soldiers, a forest guard, and civilians. The forum's Chairman, Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua of Katsina Central, made this demand in a statement on Sunday.

The attacks on the 226 Battalion in Garkida and the 232 Battalion in Garaha occurred on Wednesday and Thursday, affecting several communities in the Hong and Gombi Local Government Areas. Yar’Adua expressed condolences to the families of the victims and emphasized that these assaults are not only attacks on Adamawa State but on Nigeria as a whole.

The senators called for the Federal Government and Defence Headquarters to reinforce security in the area and urged the National Emergency Management Agency and the North East Development Commission to provide relief materials to displaced residents. They condemned the attacks, which included killings, abductions, and destruction of property, particularly poignant as they occurred just before Nigeria's 66th Independence anniversary.