President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the quarterly meeting of the National Security Council at the State House, Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari; and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, are among those attending the meeting.
Others in attendance are Ministers of Defence, retired Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi; Interior, Rauf Aregbesola; Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama; and Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi.
Service Chiefs in attendance include 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 Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar.
Other members of the security community in attendance are; Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu; Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Rufa’i; and Director-General of the Directorate of State Services, Yusuf Bichi.
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