Tinubu Meets Service Chiefs in Emergency Security Talks

The Service Chiefs met in a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, located in Aso Rock, Abuja.

The meeting is Tinubu’s first with the military high command since he swore in General Christopher Musa (retd.) as the new Minister of Defence on December 4.

The meeting is coming amid heightened security concerns, particularly the continued captivity of 115 students abducted from a Catholic boarding school in Niger State in November.

The abduction has continued to raise public anxiety, with calls on the Federal Government to intensify efforts to secure the release of the victims.

Recall that on November 26, President Tinubu declared a national security emergency following a spike in insecurity across the country.

He ordered fresh recruitment into the security agencies and directed the withdrawal of all police personnel attached to VIPs as part of measures to strengthen internal security.

​The security chiefs in attendance were led by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede.

Other key figures present included: Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General W. Shaibu; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral I. Abbas; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke; ​Chief of Defence Intelligence, Lt. General Emmanuel Undiandeye; Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Adeola Ajayi; and Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.

As of the time of filing this report, details of today’s discussions between the President and the Service Chiefs remain unknown.