BREAKING: Senate in Closed-Door Meeting With Security Chiefs, Others

• The Nigerian Senate is in a closed-door meeting with the heads of security agencies and the Economic team over the recent security challenges in the country.
• The Senate leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, moved a motion that the Senate resolved into a closed-door session
• The closed-door meeting had the service chiefs, the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu and some ministers in attendance

Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering metro and government policy.

FCT, Abuja - The Senate is presently in a closed-door meeting with the nation’s security chiefs, Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar over the spate of insecurity in the country.

Others are the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun and the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi, The Nation reported.

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It was gathered that the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Minister of Finance and Coordinating for the Economy, Dr Olawale Edun, Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Geidam and Minister of State for Police Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim are also present at the closed-door meeting.

The Senate leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, moved a motion that the Senate resolved into a closed-door session to receive security briefings, The Punch reported.

Thereafter, the senators and the various heads of security and economic teams went into a closed-door session after a voice vote by the Senate President.

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Legit.ng earlier reported that on Wednesday, February 7, the Senate held a session at the Red Chamber to quiz the heads of Nigeria's armed forces. In recent weeks, there has been a surge in the number of citizens being killed and kidnapped for ransom, leading to widespread fear and anxiety across the country.

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However, the plenary session to probe the service chiefs was postponed until Tuesday, February 13.

The Senate suspended its rules to allow Senator Abdullahi Gumel, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on National Assembly Matters, and the Service Chiefs to address the senators on the overall state of insecurity in the country.

Source: Legit.ng