Tinubu Holds Security Meeting with Service Chiefs

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President Bola Tinubu held a closed-door meeting with the nation’s security chiefs at the Presidential Villa on Thursday to review the country’s security situation.

The meeting focused on developments across various theatres of operation and ongoing efforts to tackle terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other security threats, according to NAN.

Those in attendance included National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu; Minister of Defence, retired General Christopher Musa; Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede; Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Waidi Shaibu; and Chief of Defence Intelligence, Lieutenant-General Emmanuel Undiandeye.

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President Bola Tinubu. Credit: Onanuga/X.

Others present were the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Adeola Ajayi; the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Mohammed Mohammed; the Special Adviser to the President on Homeland Security, retired Major General Adeyinka Famadewa; and the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunde Disu.

The meeting is expected to strengthen the nation’s security architecture and operational strategies, NAN reported.

No further details of the discussions were immediately made public.

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    Jimisayo Opanuga is a web writer in the Digital Department at News Central TV, where she covers African and international stories. Her reporting focuses on social issues, health, justice, and the environment, alongside general-interest news. She is passionate about telling stories that inform the public and give voice to underreported communities.

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