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President Bola Tinubu on Thursday held a closed-door meeting with top security officials at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja amid growing concerns over renewed terror attacks in parts of the country.
The meeting, which lasted nearly two hours, brought together senior members of Nigeria’s security leadership and ended at about 5:10 p.m.
Among those present were the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu; the Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa; and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.
Also in attendance were the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Adeola Ajayi; the Chief of Defence Staff, Olufemi Oluyede; the Chief of Army Staff, Waidi Shaibu; the Chief of Air Staff, Kelvin Aneke; and the Chief of Naval Staff, Idi Abbas.
As of the time of filing the report, the presidency had not disclosed details of the discussions.
However, the meeting is believed to be linked to a recent surge in attacks by insurgent groups in the country’s north-east region.
On Monday, suspected fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province attacked a Nigerian military base in Kukawa, Borno State, killing a commanding officer of the Nigerian Army.
The attack came about a week after suspected fighters from Boko Haram and ISWAP attempted to overrun military positions in Ngoshe in Gwoza Local Government Area.
On Tuesday, troops also repelled an early-morning assault by suspected ISWAP fighters on a military base in Doron Baga, also located in the Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State.
The security meeting comes as the federal government intensifies efforts to tackle insurgency and strengthen protection for military installations across the country.
