In Pictures: Tinubu Holds High-Level Security Meeting Amid Rise in Kidnappings, Banditry
President Bola Tinubu convened a high-level security meeting at the State House, Abuja, bringing together Nigeria’s top military and intelligence officers. The closed-door session included the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede; Army Chief Major General Waidi Shaibu; Naval Chief Rear Admiral Idi Abbas; Air Chief Air Vice-Marshal Kennedy Aneke; Inspector General of Police Olukayode Egbetokun; and State Security Service Director-General, among others. The meeting focused on intensifying Nigeria’s security efforts after renewed attacks and abductions in the North-West and North-Central regions. Tinubu’s recent appointments of new Service Chiefs align with plans to reinforce the country’s security architecture. President Tinubu praised recent rescue operations, such as the freeing of 38 church worshippers abducted in Kwara State and 51 Catholic schoolchildren in Niger State, stressing his administration’s unwavering commitment to citizens’ safety and ongoing rapid-response security deployments. Tinubu also reaffirmed […]
