In a decisive move reflecting growing national outrage, the House of Representatives has officially issued a high-profile summons to Nigeria’s Service Chiefs and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, demanding immediate answers to the country’s escalating security crisis.
​The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance debated on the floor of the House, triggered by a relentless wave of banditry, terrorism, and the alarming daily abductions of schoolchildren across northern and central regions.
​Lawmakers expressed deep frustration with the current state of national security, openly criticizing the military and intelligence agencies for being largely “reactive” rather than proactive.
​”We cannot sit idly by while our children are dragged from their classrooms on a daily basis,” one lawmaker stated during the heated debate. “The current strategy is failing to deter these criminals. Our security forces only seem to respond after the damage has already been done.”
​The House noted that despite massive budgetary allocations to the defense sector, criminal syndicates and terrorists continue to operate with near-impunity, establishing deeply entrenched strongholds in vast forest reserves across the country.
​The lawmakers are demanding that the security chiefs present a comprehensive, aggressive, and offensive security strategy. Rather than defending territory or waiting for attacks to occur, the House wants a clear blueprint on how security forces intend to flush out criminals directly from their known hideouts and forest bases.
​The upcoming briefing behind closed doors is expected to be a high-stakes showdown. The House of Representatives has made it clear that standard assurances will no longer suffice; the legislature is demanding timelines, actionable milestones, and a visible shift from defensive operations to an all-out offensive.
​No official date has been made public for the appearance, but House leadership emphasized that the security chiefs and NSA Ribadu are expected to brief the lawmakers “with immediate effect.”
