As insecurity persists, Buhari meets security chiefs for third time in the week

In what was the third of its kind in a single week, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with service chiefs and other heads of security agencies in his office at the Presidential Villa.

These security meetings are happening as some states in Nigeria like Benue, Taraba, Kaduna and Zamfara continue to experience rise in insecurity especially herdsmen-related attacks.

The president had met with service chiefs on Monday after which the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, and the Director General of the State Security Service (SSS), Lawal Daura, proceeded to meet with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami.

The meeting with the vice president was said to have discussed the invitation of Senate President Bukola Saraki by the police for questioning after some suspected armed robbers who carried out a deadly robbery attack in Offa, Kwara State, established connection to Saraki.

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Buhari also met with the security chiefs on Tuesday after which the Minister of Defence, Mansur Ali, said he made a case for states that passed anti-open grazing laws to reverse them, attracting backlash.

Thursday’s meeting began at about 2:30 p.m. It was attended by all heads of security agencies including the Director General of Nigeria Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Abubakar.

The meeting ended just after 3:00p.m.

None of the attendees spoke to journalists on details of the discussion.

However, the defence minister told journalists that the meeting was to “review the outcome of what we discussed on Tuesday.”

 

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