President Bola Tinubu convened a closed-door meeting with top security officials on Thursday at the State House in Abuja, as Nigeria faces intensified assaults on military bases and growing terror threats in the north-east.
The nearly two-hour session included Defence Minister Christopher Musa, Inspector-General of Police Tunji Disu, National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, Chief of Defence Staff Olufemi Oluyede, and heads of the army, air force, and navy. The meeting began discreetly in the afternoon and concluded around 5:10 p.m.
While the presidency has not released details of the discussions, sources indicate the focus was on the recent surge in attacks on military outposts, including the killing of high-ranking officers. On Monday, a commanding officer was killed in an attack by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters at a military base in Kukawa, Borno State. Earlier incidents in Ngoshe and Doron Baga also involved attempted assaults by Boko Haram and ISWAP operatives.
Last Friday, during an interfaith breaking of the fast with members of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Tinubu assured that the country would “ultimately prevail against all forms” of insecurity. He reaffirmed the government’s commitment to strengthening the operational effectiveness of security forces through continued investment in modern equipment, intelligence capabilities, and logistics support.
