At the Presidential Villa in Abuja, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently meeting behind closed doors with the nation’s top security authorities, including the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Service Chiefs.
Key military and law enforcement officials, including Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, and Chief of Defense Staff General Christopher Musa, are attending the high-level security meeting, according to information obtained by Naija News.
The conference is thought to center on the nation’s growing security challenges, while the details of the talks are still unknown.
Security forces have been fighting a number of insurgencies in recent months, particularly in northern Nigeria where armed groups have increased their attacks on both military and civilian targets.
The government of Nigeria, which has been under pressure to intensify efforts to address the security situation, is becoming increasingly concerned about the revival of violence in many parts of the country, especially in the North.
The security briefing takes place in advance of President Tinubu’s anticipated trip to Rome on Saturday, when he is expected to attend Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration service as the newly elected Roman Catholic Church leader and Bishop of Rome.
President Tinubu will attend the solemn liturgy commemorating the start of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate alongside other world leaders and prominent Catholic clergy, according to confirmation of the trip made on Thursday by Presidential Adviser on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga.
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Sokoto Diocese, Archbishop Lucius Ugorji of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Abuja, Archbishop Alfred Martins of Lagos, and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu will be among the distinguished delegation that will accompany Tinubu.