President Bola Tinubu is meeting with the National Security Adviser (NSA), new Service Chiefs and the Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The ongoing meeting is the first since President Tinubu approved the appointment of the new set of security managers almost two weeks ago. They were appointed on June 19, 2023.
The NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, is leading the security chiefs and the Acting IGP to the meeting.
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Among those in attendance are the Chief of Defence Staff Major General Christopher Musa; the Chief of Army Staff Major General Taoreed Lagbaja; the Chief of Naval Staff Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla; the Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Hassan Abubakar and the Acting IGP Kayode Egbetokun.
Monday’s engagement followed Tinubu’s return to base in Abuja on Sunday after a string of Sallah activities in Lagos last week.
The President had on June 19 removed all the service chiefs he met in office exactly three weeks after his inauguration and appointed new ones whom he directed to resume with immediate effect.
The move by the President followed persistent calls by civil society organisations that the security architecture be rejigged and fresh hands allowed to handle the nation’s security apparatus.
Between May 2015 and May 2023, verifiable data showed that over 55,000 Nigerians were killed by terrorists, bandits, and armed gangs during the administration of immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari. The former military head of state was criticised by many over the alarming killings in the country under his watch.
During his inauguration speech, Tinubu, who took over from Buhari, his fellow party man on May 29, 2023, promised to “defend the nation from terror and all forms of criminality that threaten the peace and stability of our country”, adding that “to effectively tackle this menace, we shall reform both our security doctrine and its architecture”.
With bated breath, Nigerians expect quick stop to the activities of terrorists, bandits, kidnappers and other gunmen operating in the country.
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