By Halimah Olamide
Nigerian senators have announced the donation of their December salaries to victims of the bombing that killed scores of villagers in Tundun Biri Kaduna state last week.
The senators said they are donating N109m to the victims because of the enormity of the bombing on the community.
In a statement by his Special Adviser Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, Senator Barau said that the money would be sent to the state governor for onward delivery to the victims.
NPO Reports however finds that a senator’s salary is not up to one N1m. An aide to one of the senators told the NPO Reports on Sunday that a senator’s salary is between N750,000 to N800,000.
The governor thanked the senators for the donation of their December Salaries.
Meanwhile, Governor Sani while recieivng the senators alleged that the security agencies in Nigeria were not working on the same page.
He called on the Senate to help ensure that the survivors of Tudun-Biri community who lost their relatives during the error attack, get justice.
The Governor was responding to remarks by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin who represented Senate President Godswill Akpabio, on a condolence visit to Sir Kashim Ibrahim House Kaduna on Sunday.
Governor Uba Sani who assured that the Kaduna State Government would continue to support the Security agencies in the discharge of their constitutional duties, sought for a speedy investigation into the error attack by the Army,with a view to bringing culprits to book and putting an end to future error attacks in any part of the country.
He also revisited his earlier calls for a state police, which he believed would complement the existing security arrangement.