Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday suspended open debate on the December 25 United States airstrikes on suspected terrorist targets in Nigeria. Ruling on the matter at plenary, Akpabio said the issue would be discussed in a closed session, noting that sensitive security matters were not usually handled in open plenary. “Security is not something we discuss in the open market,” Akpabio said, while commending the senator who raised the issue. He expressed concern over reports that the US military carried out airstrikes on Nigerian soil, describing the action as a violation of Nigeria’s sovereignty and a breach of the United Nations Charter. Ningi said the Constitution vests the authority to approve military action in the President as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.