Insecurity: Tinubu Meets With Service Chiefs

Deji Elumoye in Abuja 

President Bola Tinubu is presiding over the meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) at the State House, Abuja.

Although, the agenda of the meeting is not yet known, it may not be unconnected with the growing insecurity nationwide particularly the recent kidnapping for ransom in the nation’s federal capital.

The meeting, which is the first in 2024, is being attended by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu; Chief of Staff to the President, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila and Minister for Defence, Abubakar Bagudu.

Also attending the meeting are the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa; Chief of Army Staff (CAS), Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja; Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogala; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar; the Inspector General of Police (IG), Kayode Egbetokun; and head of some other security outfits.

Although there has been no official briefing on the meeting, it is believed that President Tinubu and his security chiefs will be reviewing recent security situation in parts of the country, proposing ways of taming rising free reign of criminals, including kidnapers and bandits.

The meeting is also coming a few hours after the Minister of the FCT, Chief Nyesom Wike, convened his own security appraisal meeting over the horrors unleashed on residents of the seat of power by kidnappers, who have resorted to mindless killing and demands for heavy ransoms from victims.

Details later…