The Nigerian National Assembly said it will convene a national security summit to tackle rising insecurity threatening lives, property, and food production across the country.

A member of the Senate Committee on Agricultural Production and Rural Development, Garba Maidoki, made this known in Lagos at the Stakeholders’ Consultative Meeting on the 2026 Agriculture Budget, stating that the summit will serve as a platform to develop a new security blueprint or architecture, informed by expert contributions and public input.

He revealed that the forum also served as a platform to review how the frameworks support the achievement of national and continental agricultural goals, in areas such as innovation, financing, and technology adoption.

Maidoki also decried the growing insecurity across the country, which he said had led to widespread loss of lives, displacement, destruction of farmlands, and worsening food insecurity.

“Failure to prioritise these challenges will deny Nigerians access to food, nutrition, and sustainable livelihoods,” he warned.

He disclosed that the upcoming security summit, scheduled to hold in Lagos in the coming months, would include security agencies, policymakers, and members of the public.

“We are going for public hearings in all zones. Lagos is one of the centres for this security summit, where inputs from Nigerians will be collected.

“The thoughts and solutions derived from the summit will be handed over to our security chiefs for implementation,” he said.

“A lot needs to be done to confront insecurity, which remains the major threat to the nation’s food security.

“This summit will allow Nigerians to suggest practical solutions, and those will form the basis of actions by the security chiefs,” he added.