The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, have met with President Muhammadu Buhari over the killings in Plateau State.
Both leaders of the National Assembly arrived at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday shortly before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.
Discussions at the meeting focused on ways in which the Legislature and the Executive can work together to resolve the security issues in the country.
The two leaders of the National Assembly also received a briefing from the President on the steps being taken to tackle the crisis.
The Presidency also confirmed the meeting in a tweet.
Presidency Nigeria
✔@NGRPresident
President @MBuhari met with Senate President @bukolasaraki and Speaker House of Reps @YakubDogara this morning at the State House, on the Security situation in Plateau State.@AsoRock & @nassnigeria working together to end the killings,restore peace and ensure justice#SecuringNC
