The Nigerian Senate is demanding accountability from the heads of military, security and intelligence agencies over the terror witnessed in 28 Christian communities in Plateau State between 23 and 25 December.
Diiket Plang, the senator representing Plateau Central senatorial district, drew the Senate’s attention to the killings during plenary on Saturday, a week after the gory attack.
The lawmakers who took turns to air their views expressed their disappointment at the security chiefs.
Plang lamented that Plateau State, known as the home of peace, has lost its status due to the years-long conflict between nomadic Fulani herders and farmers.
Senator Abdul Ningi, who represents Bauchi Central senatorial district, described the killings as a “very terrible phenomenon”.
Ningi informed his colleagues that his findings showed that the perpetrators of the heinous act were foreigners.
“What I have also discovered after spending 72 hours: the little information about those bandits, they are not living around the communities. Somebody imported them. Somebody escorted them. They don’t even know the terrain, they were led by some people who know the terrain,” he said
Senator Simon Lalong, the immediate past governor of the State, also expressed sadness over the attack. “Let us call the military to order,” he demanded.
Titus Zam, the senator representing Benue Northwest, 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.”
After a series of debates, the Red Chamber resolved to invite the Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar; and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Rufai Abubakar; Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi; and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu to explain their apparent lapse in preventing the tragedy.
The Senate did not say the date the security chiefs would appear before it. It only said the meeting would be held behind closed doors.
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