The Senate has urged security agencies to deploy additional personnel and establish more security camps along vulnerable border communities linking Taraba, Plateau and Bauchi states following reports that approximately 80 people were killed in an attack on Binari community in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area.
Senator Isa Lau raised the matter during plenary, warning that repeated attacks on rural settlements were causing deaths, displacement and destruction of property. He called for a sustained security presence and stronger surveillance to prevent armed groups from moving across state boundaries without detection.
Senator Mohammed Monguno supported the motion, describing protection of lives and property as a central responsibility of government. Following debate, the chamber requested immediate reinforcement of security operations in the affected areas.
Lawmakers also called on the National Emergency Management Agency and the North-East Development Commission to provide relief to displaced residents and other victims. The reported death toll in the account was not independently corroborated here and should be checked against official and local sources before publication.
