The Senate has confirmed that the massacre of scores of Nigerians in Plateau on the eve of Christmas was due to failing of intelligence.
It expressed disappointment that, security of lives and property, which is the most important constitutional responsibility of government, is suffering serious threats.
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, disclosed at a special session on Saturday that because of the very co-ordinated nature of the killings, it is clear that intelligence failed.
During a brief debate on the killings, Senators took turn to lament the helplessness from security agencies before and during the killings.
Accordingly, the Senate has summoned heads of key security agencies including the Chiefs of Army and Air Staffs, the Chief of Defence Staff, the National Security Adviser (NSA), Director General of the Department of Security Services, (DSS), Inspector of Police, the Director…
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