Nigerian Senate summons Police, Army Chiefs over Dapchi Girls’ abduction
12 March 2018 |
4:36 am
The Senate on Thursday, summoned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mr Ibrahim Idris and the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, over the kidnap of secondary school girls in Yobe and Borno States respectively.
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