Although the present emergency rule in
Nigeria’s north eastern states of Adamawa,
Borno and Yobe have not stopped Boko
Haram attacks in the region, the Federal
Government is set to send a request for an
extension, to the National Assembly.
“After a review of the state of Emergency in
the affected states, government decided that
it would ask the National Assembly for
extension of state of emergency in the
affected states,” said Mohammed Adoke,
Attorney General of the Federation and
Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke.
He made this known to state House
Correspondents after a meeting of the
National Defence Council.
According to Vanguard, the NDC meeting had
Chief of Defense Staff, Chiefs of Army, Air
force and Navy, as well as, the Inspector
General of Police, the Attorney General of the
Federation and Minister of Justice and the
National Security Adviser, all in attendance.
The emergency rule in the three states have
been extended thrice. The last extension
elapsed yesterday.
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