TINUBU HOLDS EMERGENCY SECURITY MEETING WITH SERVICE CHIEFS, INTELLIGENCE HEADS
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently presiding over a high-level security meeting with service chiefs, intelligence heads, and the Inspector-General of Police at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The closed-door session, which commenced around 2:00 p.m. on Monday, marks the President’s first official engagement since returning to the capital from Bayelsa State last Friday.
In attendance are the Chief of Defence Staff, the Chiefs of Army, Navy, and Air Staff, the Director-General of the Department of State Services, the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, and the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu. The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, is also part of the meeting.
The emergency session comes amid heightened security concerns across the country, including the recent advisory by the U.S. Department of State authorising the voluntary departure of non-emergency embassy staff from Abuja over what it described as a “deteriorating security situation.”
The advisory placed 23 states under a “Level 4: Do Not Travel” category, citing threats from insurgency in the Northeast, banditry in the Northwest, and violence in parts of the South and Southeast. However, the Federal Government maintained that the alert reflects U.S. internal protocols and does not indicate a nationwide breakdown of law and order.
The meeting also follows controversy surrounding a recent airstrike by the Nigerian Air Force in the Jilli axis of Borno State, where reports indicated that over 100 civilians were killed after a market was hit during an operation targeting insurgents.
While the Air Force said it carried out precision strikes on terrorist locations, Amnesty International condemned the incident and called for an independent investigation, citing alleged civilian casualties.
Defending the operation, presidential aide Temitope Ajayi stated that the location had been used as a logistics hub by terrorist groups, making it a legitimate military target.
Nigeria continues to grapple with multiple security challenges, including insurgency by Boko Haram and ISWAP in the Northeast, banditry and kidnappings in the North-West and North-Central regions, and separatist violence in the Southeast.
As of the time of filing this report, the meeting was still ongoing, with the vehicles of top security officials seen parked within the Presidential Villa premises.
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