[News] Buhari presides over emergency security meeting

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over an emergency National Security meeting at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja.

 

Those attending the meeting in which there is an expected review of the current state of insecurity in different parts of the country include Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN); Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari and National Security Adviser (NSA), Major-General Babagana Monguno (Rtd).

 

Ministers of Defence, Major-General Bashir Magashi (Rtd), Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyema, 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 are also attending the meeting.

 

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 present at the meeting.