The heads of security and the chiefs of services are currently meeting with the Senate to discuss the status of the nation’s security.
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu; the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun; and the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, are among the security heads in attendance at the meeting.
The Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa; Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja; Chief of Naval Staff, Emmanuel Ogalla; and Chief of Air Staff, Hassan Abubakar are also in attendance as security chiefs.
The Ministers of Defence (Mohammed Badaru), Interior (Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo), and Finance (Wale Edun) are also in attendance. As per the Senate’s regulations pertaining to security briefings, the meeting is currently taking place behind closed doors.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio made a statement before to the group’s private meeting, stating that the Senate had called the National Security Agency (NSA), Service Chiefs, and other security chiefs to discuss the state of insecurity in the country.
He said: “The Senate decided to have this interaction because of the various petitions we have received from our constituents..that’s why we want to hear from you and then we can brief the people if there’s any cause for alarm.”
