President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over an emergency National Security meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Although details of the meeting were not disclosed, it is expected to review the current state of insecurity across the country.
Those in attendance include; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari; National Security Adviser (NSA), Major-General Babagana Monguno (Rtd). Ministers of Defence, Major-General Bashir Magashi (Rtd) and Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama.
Also attending the meeting are the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amoo; and the new Chief of Army Staff, Major General Farouk Yahaya.
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba; the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufa’i; the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, and other presidential aides are also in attendance.