SECURITY: President Buhari Meets Service Chiefs, Ministers In Abuja

Agency Report

President Muhammadu Buhari today presided over a meeting with the some Ministers and Heads of security establishments at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The meeting, which started at 10am, Thursday morning, is sequel to the recommendations by the Council of State over insecurity across the nation.

The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation; Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari; and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd.) were at the meeting.

The Ministers of Defence Bashir Magashi; Interior, Rauf Aregbesola; and Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama are also at the meeting.

The Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo; and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao are also in attendance.

The Chief of Defense Staff, General Lucky Irabor was represented.

Also in attendance are the Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman; the Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Yusuf Bichi; and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar.