By Deji Elumoye
An emergency National Security Council (NSC) meeting is on-going at the State House, Abuja with President Muhammadu Buhari presiding.
The meeting holding at the Conference Hall of the Office of the First Lady, is being attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff to the President, Prof Ibrahim Gambari; Ministers of Defence, Major-General Bashir Magashi (rtd), Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyema; and the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd.).
Also attending the ‘crucial’ meeting are the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor; Chief of Army Staff; Major General Farouk Yahaya; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amoo ; Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba; the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufa’i, the Director General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi and other presidential aides.
The meeting is expected to review the current security situation in the country.
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