Abuja Under Serious Threat, Senate President, Akpabio Cries Out

The Senate on Wednesday expressed worry over insecurity, declaring that the nation’s seat of power was under threat. Senate President Godswill Akpabio said the Federal…

The Senate on Wednesday expressed worry over insecurity, declaring that the nation’s seat of power was under threat.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio said the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) had been infiltrated, buttressing his point with references to attacks in places like Kubwa, and Bwari, among others.

Akpabio spoke before the Senate adjourned its briefing with heads of security agencies to next week over the absence of National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa.

The Red Chamber had last week summoned the security chiefs to brief it on the spate of insecurity in Nigeria and the effort to address the menace.

The invitation came as there was a spike in killings and kidnappingsmany parts of the country, including the FCT.

However, the security meeting earlier scheduled to be held Wednesday was postponed to February 13 after the Senate had admitted those present into the chamber.