President Bola Tinubu on Thursday summoned the country’s top security chiefs to a closed-door meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja to review Nigeria’s security situation.
The gathering dug into developments across the different theatres of operation and the ongoing fight against terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other security threats. The aim: to take stock and sharpen the response.
In the room were the heavy hitters: National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu; Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa; Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Olufemi Oluyede; Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu; and Chief of Defence Intelligence, Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Undiandeye.
Also attending were the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Adeola Ajayi; Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Mohammed Mohammed; Special Adviser to the President on Homeland Security, retired Maj. Gen. Adeyinka Famadewa; and the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunde Disu.
The meeting is expected to strengthen the nation’s security architecture and operational strategies.
