
The Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution, summoning the Minister of Defence, his colleague in the Police Affairs Ministry, the Chief of Defence Staff, National Security Adviser, the Service Chiefs and the Inspector General of Police, to appear before it on Thursday. The affected security chiefs and their bosses according to the senators, were being invited in connection with the request of President Goodluck Jonathan, seeking an extension of the state of emergency declared on three states in the North-East about a year ago.