The National Security Summit convened by the Nigerian Senate has opened in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who backed the calls for decentralization of the Nigeria Police, while expressing great displeasure over the rumors making the rounds that PMB is in support of the Fulani/Herdsmen attack.

Osinbajo who spoke at the opening ceremony of the two-day summit on National Security o on the spate of killings by herdsmen and other crimes across the country noted that Buhari is deeply worried about the situation and is working assiduously with the National Security
agencies to put an end to the incessant attacks and insecurity issues across the country.

Worried by the multi-dimensional security challenges facing the nation, he advocated for state policing infrastructure in addition to other security forces which he described as insufficient to address Nigeria security deficit so that the nation’s porous borders can be adequately manned.

He also implored Nigerians not to allow the fulani-herdsmen crisis degenerate into ethnic/religious crisis that could spell doom for the whole nation

Earlier, Senate President Bukola Saraki in his opening remarks stated that the Summit would help to achieve some consensus around what needs to be done, in the short term as well as in the long term, to bring comfort and relief to those affected in the country.

Other participants at the event include all Senators, members of the House of Representatives, Ministers of Defence and Interior, Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs,and other heads of security agencies.