By Olanrewaju Ajao President Muhammadu Buhari met behind closed doors with the country’s service chiefs and other members of the National Security Council on Thursday.
The meeting which started around 11am and ended at about 4pm was the first meeting of the Council in 2016.
No member of the Council spoke to State House correspondents after the meeting,
In attendance at the merging were Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, Chief of Defense Staff, General Gabriel Olowonishakin, and Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai.
Others were Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Ibok- Ete Ekwe Ibas, Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Sadique Abubakar, Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase and Minister of Defence, Mansur Mohammed Dan- Alli.