The service chiefs have appeared before the senate over
Nigeria’s security challenges.
Those present at the upper legislative chamber are Lucky
Irabor, chief of defence staff; Ibrahim Attahiru, chief of army staff; Awwal
Gambo, chief of naval staff; and Isiaka Amao, chief of air staff.
Other heads of the various security agencies such as the
National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Department of State Services (DSS) and police
are also in attendance.
They are meeting with the federal lawmakers behind closed
doors.
The senate had summoned the security heads last week after
it debated a motion on the country’s security woes.
Mohammed Sani Musa, senator representing Niger east, had
drawn the attention of his colleagues to reports that Boko Haram had hoisted
its flag in Shiroro LGA of Niger state.
They were to appear before the red chamber on Tuesday but
this was shifted due to the national security council meeting.
President Muhammadu Buhari has also had similar meetings
with the service chiefs, geared towards finding a solution to the country’s
rising insecurity.
In recent times, the country has been recording an increase
in kidnapping, banditry and insurgency.
In the north, residents remain at the mercy of Boko Haram
insurgents and bandits while security agencies and government facilities are
increasingly becoming targets of attacks by gunmen in the south.
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