Amid fears caused by incessant terrorist attacks and threats of more of them, President Muhamadu Buhari is presiding over the National Security Council meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The meeting, which is holding at the Council Chambers, has Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation; Professor Ibrahim Gambari, Chief of Staff to the President; Major General Babagana Monguno (retd), the National Security Adviser (NSA), in attendance.
Also in attendance are Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami; Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyema; Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi and Minister of Defense, Major General Bashir Magashi (Rtd).
Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo; the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao; and the Chief of Defense Intelligence, Major General Samuel Adebayo, are also in attendance.
Still in attendance are the Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman; the Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Yusuf Bichi; and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar.