The House issued the invitation after an extensive debate on the rate of insecurity in Nigeria at the plenary on Tuesday.

Presiding over the session, the Deputy Speaker of the House, Ahmed Wase, said the meeting was aimed at discussing the security situation in Nigeria.

Those to appear before the House include the National Security Adviser, Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno (retd.); Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (retd.); Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao; Director-General, Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi; Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba; Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi; Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika; Director-General, NCAA, Musa Nuhu; Managing Director, FAAN, Rabiu Yadudu; Managing Director, NAMA, Mathew Pwajok; and General Manager, Nigerian Railway Corporation, Fidet Okhiria.

Wase said: “We beg that the invitation be sent as soon as possible. Hopefully, we will start the meeting from tomorrow (Wednesday).”

The resolution was based on a motion of urgent public importance moved by the Chairman of the House Committee on Aviation, Nnolim Nnaji, titled, ‘Urgent Need for the Federal Government to Investigate the Recent Attack at Kaduna International Airport and Reinforce Security Surveillance and Personnel in All the Nigerian Airports.’

The COAS made this call when he visited the scene of the  attack few hours after the incident.

Yahaya, who was accompanied by some principal staff officers of the Army Headquarters and the General Officer Commanding 1 Division, on arrival at the scene, assessed the security situation around the general area of the attack and inspected the attacked train, as well as the rail track to evaluate the degree of damage.

He, however assured Nigerians that the troops will be undeterred and vehement in the fight against banditry and other forms of criminality.

The COAS urged members of the surrounding communities and all Nigerians to continue to avail troops with credible information to enhance their operations across the country.

Yahaya observed that the attack reverberates the need for critical stakeholders to review the security of railways across the country in order to achieve the desired security architecture for railway transportation.