As part of intensified efforts to address the growing insecurity across the country,
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, held another closed-door meeting with the nation’s Service Chiefs.
Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, who addressed newsmen at the end of the meeting, said the President issued fresh directives and demanded improved results in the ongoing fight against insecurity.
The Service Chiefs arrived at the Presidential Villa around 5 p.m. The meeting lasted for about two hours.
The session came a day after President Tinubu nominated former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa (rtd), as Minister of Defence, following the resignation of his predecessor, Abubakar Badaru.
Others who attended the meeting were the Chief of Defence Intelligence, Lt. General Akomaye Undiandeye; the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Oluwatosin Ajayi; and the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
Last week, President Tinubu declared a nationwide security emergency after a surge in kidnappings and killings across several states.
Measures announced by the President included the recruitment of 20,000 additional police officers and the deployment of forest guards, among other security reforms.
Also present at Tuesday’s meeting were the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General W. Shaibu; the Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Sunday Aneke; and the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral I. Abbas.
The CDS described the meeting as “engaging,” noting that the President’s new directives are expected to yield stronger results in the nationwide security operations.
He gave the assurance that security agencies are enhancing coordination to ensure Nigerians celebrate Christmas and New Year peacefully.
