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Tuesday’s briefing of Service Chiefs in the green chambers of the National Assembly (NASS) has entered an executive session behind closed doors with members of the House of Representatives.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports before the closed door session, the Service Chiefs and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) took turns to outline the various efforts being made to address issues concerning security in the country.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas had said issues that are not palatable for public consumption would be addressed during the closed door session.
Earlier, IGP Kayode Egbetokun had disclosed that some challenges besetting the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) include poor logistics, insufficient patrol vehicles, inadequate training, and poor welfare of personnel.
On his part, the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla requested for enhanced surveillance to cover the backwaters, creeks, and other areas behind the coastline of the Niger Delta region of the country.
Ogalla stressed if this is done, oil theft, pipeline vandalisation, and illegal refining will be monitored 24 hours consistently and the issues resolved to the barest minimum.
TNG reports Deputy Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu had described the briefing as a friendly dialogue aimed at bringing Nigerians up to speed on the current efforts of the security apparatus to keep the country safe in these trying times of security challenges.
Kalu stated that the House, which is an equal arm of government, has the power to call the Service Chiefs to come and brief Nigerians on the high level engagement on security matters.
Details to follow…