Senate Is Expected To Grill IGP on Live National Television On State Security

The Senate is expected to grill the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, as appears before the Senate on Wednesday, today.

He will be grilled by the lawmakers on the arrest, detention and hospitalisation of Senator Dino Melaye and update on state of the security in the country.

Senator Dino Melaye

The appearance will be broadcast live on Nigerian Television Authority.

The upper chamber of the National Assembly had last Wednesday summoned the police boss to brief senators the next day on Melaye’s case and the killings by armed herdsmen and militias across the country.

Idris however shunned the invitation, choosing to accompany President Muhammadu Buhari who was on a two-day visit to Bauchi State instead.

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The lawmakers had declined to engage his representative, the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (Operations), Mr. Joshak Habila.

Miffed by his non-appearance, the Senate had resolved to reschedule the IG’s address.