President Bola Ahmed Tinubu held a closed-door meeting on Tuesday with the nation’s Service Chiefs as part of intensified efforts to tackle the rising insecurity across Nigeria.
Following the session, Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, said the President had issued new directives and demanded improved results in the ongoing fight against insecurity.
The Service Chiefs arrived at the Presidential Villa around 5 pm, with the meeting running for nearly two hours.
The gathering came a day after Tinubu nominated former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa (rtd), as Minister of Defence, following the resignation of his predecessor, Abubakar Badaru.
Also present at the meeting were Chief of Defence Intelligence, Lt. General Akomaye Undiandeye; Director-General of the Department of State Services, Oluwatosin Ajayi; and Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
Last week, President Tinubu declared a nationwide security emergency in response to a surge in kidnappings and killings across several states.
Measures he announced include the recruitment of 20,000 additional police officers and the deployment of forest guards, alongside other security reforms.
Other attendees included Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General W. Shaibu; Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Sunday Aneke; and Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral I. Abbas.
Describing the meeting as “engaging,” General Oluyede noted that the President’s fresh directives are expected to strengthen nationwide security operations.
He also assured Nigerians that security agencies are enhancing coordination to ensure peaceful Christmas and New Year celebrations.
