Appearing before the House of Representatives, the service chiefs and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday, listed their challenges and needs in a bid to improve the security situation in the country.
The service chiefs include the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa; Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Taoreed Lagbaja; Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar; and Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla.
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, requested that the National Assembly intervene in enhancing surveillance to cover the backwaters, creeks, and other areas behind the coastline.
According to him, if this is done, oil theft, pipeline vandalisation, and illegal refining will be monitored 24 hours consistently.
The service chiefs include the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa; Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Taoreed Lagbaja; Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar; and Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla.
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, requested that the National Assembly intervene in enhancing surveillance to cover the backwaters, creeks, and other areas behind the coastline.
According to him, if this is done, oil theft, pipeline vandalisation, and illegal refining will be monitored 24 hours consistently.
On illegal mining, Gen. Musa expressed a desire for states to take over for proper management.
The security chiefs were ushered into the green chamber for the security sectoral debate around 11:26 am.
This came after last Thursday’s criticism of the security heads by the lawmakers for sending representatives, who were rejected.
With the appearance of the service chiefs and IGP at the plenary session on Tuesday, they took turns outlining individual efforts to address the country’s security situation.
