President Buhari presides over security meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari, early Friday, received security briefing in State House, Abuja.
Those who attended the meeting included Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (Rtd).
The others are General Lucky Irabor, Chief of Defense Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu, Chief of Naval Staff, and Air Marshal Ishiaka Oladayo Amoo, Chief of Air Staff.
The Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba Alkali, was also at the meeting.
The meeting was coming on the heels of escalating insecurity in different parts of the country and general outcry by various stakeholders.
The DEFENDER reports that the security meeting was inconclusive on Friday and, as such, there was no media briefing at the end of the meeting.
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