Senate Summons all Service Chiefs to a Closed Session Over Killings in Plateau State
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Dec 30, 2023
Senate Summons all Service Chiefs to a Closed Session Over Killings in Plateau State
The Senate has summoned all Service Chiefs to a closed session Over Killings in Plateau State.
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The service chiefs were invited after a motion by Diiket Plang, senator representing Plateau central.
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According to Plang, the attacks have displaced many residents in the LGAs.
In his take, Titus Zam, senator representing Benue north-west, lamented that the service chiefs did not have a grasp of the security situation in the country.
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"Nigeria is in trouble,ÔÇØ Zam said.
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"The service chiefs that appeared before this senate appeared to know what they were doing.
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"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.ÔÇØ
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Gunmen attacked remote villages over the weekend in Plateau state, killing at least 140 people.
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The assailants targeted 17 communities in "senseless and unprovokedÔÇØ attacks on Saturday and Sunday, burning down most houses in the area, Plateau Governor Caleb Mutfwang said in a broadcast.
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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).
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— Thompson Nsisongabasi