Insecurity: President Tinubu meets CDS, Service Chiefs, security heads
President Bola Tinubu today, April 13, met with the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), the three service chiefs, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and heads of intelligence agencies at the State House, Abuja amid mounting concerns over the country’s security situation.
The closed-door session was attended by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede; the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Waidi Shaibu; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Anele; the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Ajayi; the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed, and IGP Tunji Disu.
Also present was the National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, alongside other top security officials.
The crucial security meeting is also taking place in the wake of a controversial Nigerian Air Force airstrike in Yobe State that reportedly killed over 20 civilians.