Senate Invites Security Chiefs Over Plateau Attacks

The 10th Senate has summoned the security chiefs over the recent killings in Plateau State.

Those invited are the chief of army staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, chief of air staff, Hassan Abubakar, director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, and inspector-general of the police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun.

VOP News gathered that the Senate invited the security chiefs today after Diiket Plang, the senator representing Plateau Central, drew the attention of the red chamber to the incident.

The security chiefs are to 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 reportedly 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, a senator representing Benue north-west, lamented that the service chiefs did not have a grasp of the security situation in the country.