President of the Senate, David Mark, on Thursday vowed that the killing of nine Keke Napep operators allegedly suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect by security agents would not be swept under the carpet.
The nine suspects were killed at an uncompleted building in the Apo District of Abuja on September 20.
13 others were also reportedly wounded in the incident.
Although the killing provoked outrage and condemnation, the security agencies insisted that those killed were insurgents planning how to attack certain public places within the capital city.
Among the security agencies’ chiefs that attended the closed door hearing in Abuja are – the Chief of Army Service, General Azubuike Ihejirika, National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ade Abolurin, Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Bem Angwe and the representative of the Inspector General of Police.
The Senate had mandated its Joint Committee on National Security and Intelligence and Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters to discreetly investigate the incident and ascertain what really happened.
Mark, who spoke while inaugurating the committee in Abuja said: “There will be no biases, no sentiments and we have no preconceived idea. All we are interested in is to get to the root of the matter. We are approaching the matter with an open mind in order to get the facts so that justice would be done.
He urged those with facts about the Apo killings to freely volunteer information on the incident.
He noted that the Senate was not out to apportion blame but to unravel the truth concerning the incident.
source: nigerianeye
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