The reconvened meeting on security that was suspended last week, has resumed at the presidential villa, Abuja with President Muhammadu Buhari presiding.
The meeting summoned to assess issues surrounding the nation’s worsening insecurity had ended without a conclusion last Friday but with a resolution to reconvene today to continue deliberation.
However, the National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Major General Babagana Monguno, had informed after Friday’s meeting that the president assured that the security agents would prevail over the insurgents and bandits in the end.
A statement Monguno issued on Friday informed that the president was determined to stem the insecurity in the country.
The statement read: “Concerned about the persisting security challenges in parts of the country, Mr. President summoned a crucial meeting of the National Security Council today as he continues to frontally confront the situation in the country.
“At today’s meeting the President made it abundantly clear that while the insurgents, bandits and criminals are still at it, he has no doubt that the Nigerian Security agencies and all of us as a nation will certainly overcome all the current security problems and defeat the forces of evil marauding about in different parts of the country.
“While the criminals continue to test the will of the Nigerian government, the President and the Council which adjourned today’s critical meeting until Tuesday morning to receive further briefings from the Security Chiefs, are set and determined to decisively end the assault on the nation and will do all that it takes.
“Mr President is very prepared to take profound measures in the wider interest of the people and the Nigerian nation. There shall be no relenting until peace and security is significantly restored in our communities.”
In today’s meeting are Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha and Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari.
Others include Minister of Defence, Major-General Bashir Magashi (Rtd) the NSA, Monguno; the
Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor; Chief of Army Staff; Lieutenant-General Ibrahim Attahiru; Chief of Naval Staff; Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu, and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amoo as well as the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba.
More to come…
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