Senator Shehu Sani PHOTO: TWITTER/ NIGERIAN SENATE
A Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, Wednesday said every member of the Nigerian Senate should adopt one family member of each soldier killed by Boko Haram insurgents at Metele, Borno state on November 18.
Sani stated this in the wake of the deadly attack on troops by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a faction of Boko Haram.
“Every senator should adopt one family of the deceased soldiers,” said Sani during plenary.
The attack which reportedly took place around 6 pm on November 18, left at least 40 soldiers died, although troops who survived the assault put the death toll at more than 100.
While reacting to the killings last Saturday, President Muhammadu Buhari praised the fallen soldiers for their…
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