President Bola Tinubu holds a closed-door meeting with Nigeria’s security chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja to review the country’s worsening security situation. All reports describe the discussion as a comprehensive assessment of security conditions across multiple “theatres of operation.” The meeting includes senior leadership from the security and intelligence apparatus and the armed forces. Those reported in attendance include the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar; the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa; the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede; and the Chief of Defence Intelligence, Lieutenant General Emmanuel Undiandeye. Intelligence and policing officials also attend, including the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Adeola Ajayi; the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Mohammed Mohammed; and the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunde Disu. Additional participants reported include the Special Adviser to the President on Homeland Security, Major General Adeyinka Famadewa (retd), and representatives from other security agencies. One outlet also links the meeting to recent military action in Zamfara and Katsina, where troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, supported by air assets, disrupted what the military describes as a planned terrorist offensive.
Tinubu holds closed-door meeting with security chiefs over worsening insecurity
President Bola Tinubu holds a closed-door meeting with Nigeria’s security chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja to review the country’s worsening security situation. All reports describe the discu...
- President Bola Tinubu holds a closed-door security meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
- The meeting reviews Nigeria’s security situation and is described as covering multiple theatres of operation.
- Attendees reported include senior military and security officials such as the National Security Adviser, Defence Minister, Chief of Defence Staff, and service chiefs.
- Intelligence and policing leadership reportedly attends, including the heads of DSS and NIA and the Inspector-General of Police.
- One report says the meeting follows recent operations in Zamfara and Katsina where troops disrupted a planned terrorist offensive.
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday held a closed-door meeting with security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, over the prevailing security situation ravaging the country. The meeting is said to be a comprehensive review of the security situation in the country, as well as across several theatres of operation. Those at the meeting are the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar; Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa; Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede; and the Chief of Defence Intelligence, Lieutenant General Emmanuel Undiandeye. Others include 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, Major General Adeyinka Famadewa (retd); and the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunde Disu, along with other representatives of the security agencies. The meeting came 48 hours after troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, supported by the Air Component of the Joint Task Force (North West), disrupted what the military described as a major planned terrorist offensive in Zamfara and Katsina states. In a July 7 operation, three Nigerian Air Force aircraft tracked a convoy of approximately 300 heavily armed terrorists on motorcycles moving from the Sunke-Kumbo axis toward Gummi and conducted precision airstrikes on the formation.
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1 month agoPresident Bola Tinubu on Thursday held a closed-door meeting with security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, over the prevailing security situation ravaging the country. The meeting is said to be a comprehensive review of the security situation in the country, as well as across several theatres of operation. Those at the meeting are the […] Tinubu meets service chiefs over worsening insecurity in Nigeria
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