The senate has summoned the country’s security chiefs over
the recent killings in Plateau state.
Those invited are Taoreed Lagbaja, chief of army staff;
Hassan Abubakar, chief of air staff; Yusuf Bichi, director-general of the
Department of State Services (DSS); and Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of
the police (IGP).
The upper legislative chamber decided to invite the security
chiefs on Saturday after Diiket Plang, senator representing Plateau central,
drew the attention of the red chamber to the incident.
The security chiefs would appear before the senate plenary
in a closed session.
Some armed men had killed many residents during attacks on
17 communities in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi LGAs of Plateau state.
The attacks were said to have occurred on December 23 and
snowballed to 24 while residents were preparing for the Christmas celebration.
Houses were razed and properties were looted during the
attacks.
While moving the motion, Plang expressed dismay over the
attacks that have displaced many residents in the LGAs.
Contributing to the debate, Titus Zam, senator representing
Benue north-west, lamented that the service chiefs did not have a grasp of the
security situation in the country.
“Nigeria is in trouble,” Zam said.
“The service chiefs that appeared before this senate
appeared to know what they were doing.
“Six months down the road it appears that there is no
difference. I think we should call these service chiefs again. In my district,
three LGAs out of seven are already overrun.”
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