 Katina said Governor Aminu Bello Masari has urged the federal government to, as a matter of urgency, declare a state of emergency on security in the country in order to restore peace and order. The governor in a key note address at the quarterly meeting of the conference of speakers of state legislatures of Nigeria, explained that the state government and the state assembly have provided legal frameworks to curb insecurity in the state. The governor stated that with newly enacted laws, security committees have been created to provide security agencies with useful information, maintenance of law and order among other functions.