SEN YAROE RAISES CONCERN OVER ALLEGED KILLING OF WOMEN CONSTITUENTS IN ADAMAWA SOUTH, CITES BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.
Senator Binos Dauda Yaroe, representing Adamawa South Senatorial District in the Red chamber of the National Assembly on Wednesday, brought a solemn matter to the floor of the Senate,, raising a Point of Order on Privilege.
Addressing the Senate President and his colleagues, Senator Yaroe expressed deep concern over his previous inability to formally present a motion regarding a tragedy that occurred in his constituency. He drew a sharp contrast between his experience and the recent praise lavished on Senator Dandutse, by the Senate leadership for successfully highlighting the challenges faced by his own constituents.
The Lawmaker recounted, that in December 2025 while he was on his sick bed, he received distressing reports from his constituency regarding a violent incident.
It was alleged, that soldiers on patrol had opened fire and killed nine women. According to the Senator, these women were protesting the continued killings of their husbands and sons when the lethal incident occurred.
Determined to bring this crisis to the attention of his colleagues for proper investigation, Yaroe had drafted a motion of urgent public importance at the time.
Due to his incapacitation, he enlisted his colleague, Senator Amos Yohanna representing Adamawa North in the Senate, to co-sponsor the motion and present it. However, Yaroe revealed to the chamber, that Senator Yohanna was effectively prevented from presenting the motion, leaving the grievances of Adamawa South unheard during the crisis.
Distinguished Senator Yaroe argued, that this obstruction constituted a breach of his privilege as a lawmaker. He emphasised that for the people he represents, the Senate serves as the primary avenue where their difficulties can be aired and addressed.
By being blocked from presenting their plight, he felt his fundamental duty as a representative to provide comfort and advocacy for his people had been compromised.
Responding to the Senator’s grievance, the Senate President Godswill Akpabio, offered a different perspective on the procedural delay.
He explained, that it was Yaroe’s illness, rather than a deliberate suppression by the leadership, that had stalled the motion. He noted that the legislative impact is often diluted when a senator speaks for a constituency other than their own, describing it as “cross-border collaboration that lacks the same effect.
The Presiding Officer further maintained, that the message would always be more potent coming directly from the representative of the affected area.
The Senate President, therefore urged Senator Yaroe not to be disheartened by the previous delay, arguing that the gravity of the alleged crimes meant they had not been “overtaken by time” and could still be addressed with full force.
He encouraged Senator Yaroe to retable the motion immediately, assuring him that the chamber was ready to listen and take the necessary steps to ensure justice. He stressed that the Senate, and indeed all Nigerians, would give the matter the attention it deserved now that Yaroe was fit to speak to the issue personally.
The interaction concluded with the Presiding Officer offering his sympathies for Senator Yaroe’s past illness, and praying for the repose of the souls of the deceased women.
He expressed hope, that bringing the issue to light would stimulate action to prevent such incidents from recurring.
