President Bola Tinubu on Thursday met with senior military and intelligence officials at the Presidential Villa in Abuja for a more than two‑hour review of the nation’s security landscape.
Among attendees were the National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu, Defence Minister General Christopher Musa (retd.); Chief of Defence Staff General Olufemi Oluyede; Chief of Army Staff Lt. General Waidi Shaibu; and Chief of Defence Intelligence Lt. General Emmanuel Undiandeye.
Others included the Directors‑General of the Department of State Services (DDS) Adeola Ajayi, National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Director-General Mohammed Mohammed and the Inspector‑General of Police Olatunde Disu.
The President’s Special Adviser on homeland security, Major General Adeyinka Famadewa (retd.), joined other top security officials.
NewsQuest reports that Thursday session is seen as a comprehensive assessment of security conditions across multiple theatres of operation.
The meeting came few hours after earlier comments by Nuhu Ribadu warning that kidnapping has become one of Nigeria’s most urgent threats.
Ribadu said criminal groups are using more sophisticated tactics, exploiting technology and operating across jurisdictions, and urged sustained interagency cooperation, timely intelligence‑sharing and coordinated operational responses.
Ribadu delivered his remarks through Major Gen. Adamu Garba Laka (retd.), national coordinator of the National Counter‑Terrorism Centre, at a separate Abuja event earlier.
