Nigeria, Feb. 29 -- The Senate on Wednesday summoned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and its Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, to an interactive session over the rising cases of kidnapping, armed robbery and other criminal activities in the territory.

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said Messers Wike and Igweh will appear before the lawmakers in a closed-door session to find a lasting solution to insecurity challenges in the federal capital territory.

The summon is coming barely two weeks after the lawmakers expressed satisfaction with how service chiefs have been managing the security situation in the country.

Specifically, the Senate said it was impressed with the determination and focus of th...