Breaking: Buhari, governors, service chiefs in close-door meeting over insecurity

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with governors of the 36 states of the federation and heads of security agencies at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The meeting commenced at about 11am when President Buhari walked into the Council Chambers.

Those at the meeting include Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Abba Kyari; National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno; and the governors Adamawa, Borno, Taraba, Kebbi, Delta, Sokoto, Imo, Ebonyi, Kogi, Yobe, Gombe, Ekiti, Lagos, Jigawa, Bauchi, Kano, Niger, Anambra, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Plateau, Osun, Rivers, Oyo, Akwa Ibom, Zamfara,  Kwara, Ondo, Bayelsa and Enugu states.

The immediate past governor of Zamfara state, Mr Abdulaziz Yari, is also at the meeting. 

Others attending the meeting are the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai; Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Abubakar Sadique; Director-General of National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Mr Ahmed Rufai Abubakar; Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar Adamu; and the Director General of State Security Service (SSS), Mr Yusuf Magaji Bichi.

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