President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with members of the National Security Council at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd), and the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof Ibrahim Gambari are attending the meeting.
Others are the Service Chiefs led by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas; and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar.
Also present are the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu; Director General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi; and Director General, National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Rufa’i.
Ministers in attendance include the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami; Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola; Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi; Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammad Dingyadi and the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada.
A separate meeting of National Economic Council Sub-committee on Security involving few governors is expected to hold later today.
The meeting was fixed after last Wednesday’s attack on the convoy of Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State on his way to Baga town.