President Bola Tinubu on Thursday presided over a high-level security meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, with the country’s military chiefs, intelligence heads and top security advisers.
The closed-door meeting, which lasted for more than two hours, focused on reviewing the security situation across the country and developments in various theatres of operation.
A photograph released by the Presidency on Thursday evening confirmed the meeting.
Those in attendance included the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar; Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa; Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar; Chief of Defence Intelligence, Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye; Director-General of the Department of State Services, Adeola Ajayi; Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Mohammed Mohammed; Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; and the President’s Special Adviser on Homeland Security, Major General Adeyinka Famadewa (retd.), among other security officials.
The meeting comes days after troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, supported by the Air Component of the Joint Task Force (North West), foiled what the military described as a major terrorist offensive in Zamfara and Katsina states.
According to the military, Nigerian Air Force aircraft on July 7 tracked a convoy of about 300 heavily armed terrorists riding motorcycles from the Sunke-Kumbo axis towards Gummi before carrying out precision airstrikes on the group.
In another operation, troops reportedly neutralised Alhaji Tukur, identified as a notorious bandit commander and younger brother of wanted bandit leader, Alhaji Shehu Bagiwaye, in Dogon Kade.
In the North-East, troops of Operation Hadin Kai also repelled an attack on the Mairari military base on July 1, amid renewed assaults on military formations by insurgents.
Security analysts have linked the recent attacks to attempts by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) to overrun military bases and weaken troops’ operational capacity.
Reports indicate that at least 13 attacks on military formations have been recorded in 2026, with most occurring in Borno State.
As of the time of filing this report, the Presidency had yet to issue an official statement on the outcome of Thursday’s meeting.
