Indications emerged on Friday that the
Federal Government might declare a state of emergency in five states in
Northern Nigeria, as a last-ditch measure to check the rising killings
and insecurity.
The states are Borno, Yobe, Nasarawa, Benue and Plateau.
A pointer to this emerged as President
Goodluck Jonathan held an emergency meeting with security chiefs and
some other top government officials in his bid to address the spate of
insecurity in many parts of the country, with the latest being the
killing of 47 policemen and 10 State Security Service operatives by the
Ombatse militia in Alakyo forest in Nasarawa State on Tuesday.
Jonathan, who rushed back to the country
from South Africa late on Thursday, was said to have reviewed reports
from the security chiefs on recent violence in Baga and Bama in Borno
State; Alakyo Village in Nasarawa State; and Agatu Local Government Area
of Benue State.
Among those at the meeting that lasted
several hours were the Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ola Said; Chief
of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Dele Ezeoba; Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice
Marshal Alex Badeh; Director-General of State Security Service, Ita
Ekpenyong; representative of the Chief of Army Staff, Maj-Gen. Emmanuel
Bassey; and Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar.
Source: Punch Newspaper
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