PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu today convened a high-level security meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, bringing together the country’s top military commanders, intelligence chiefs, and senior security advisers to assess the nation’s security situation.
According to officials familiar with the meeting, the closed-door session focused on reviewing security developments across the country and evaluating ongoing military operations in various conflict zones. The meeting lasted for more than two hours.
Among those in attendance were the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.); Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede; Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Isa; Chief of Defence Intelligence, Lieutenant 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, Olatunde Disu; and the President’s Special Adviser on Homeland Security, Major General Adeyinka Famadewa (retd.), alongside other senior security officials.
The meeting comes shortly after the military recorded a series of operations against terrorist and bandit groups in the North-West and North-East.
On July 7, troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, supported by the Air Component of the Joint Task Force (North West), reportedly foiled a major terrorist offensive in Zamfara and Katsina states.
During the operation, Nigerian Air Force aircraft tracked a convoy of about 300 armed terrorists travelling on motorcycles from the Sunke-Kumbo axis toward Gummi before carrying out precision airstrikes on the group.
In another operation, during an operation in Dogon Kade, troops eliminated Alhaji Tukur, a man described by the military as a notorious bandit commander and younger brother of wanted kingpin Alhaji Shehu Bagiwaye.
Meanwhile, in the North-East, troops under Operation Hadin Kai successfully repelled an attack on the Mairari military base on July 1.
The assault followed a series of coordinated attacks on military formations, which security analysts believe are part of efforts by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) to weaken military positions and overrun forward operating bases.
Military records reveal that at least 13 attacks on military bases have been recorded in 2026, with most occurring in Borno State.
As of the time of filing this report, the Presidency had not released an official statement outlining the outcome of today’s meeting.
At a similar security briefing held in March, Defence Minister Christopher Musa assured Nigerians that security forces were making significant progress against terrorists and bandits, stating that many of their commanders had been eliminated and expressing confidence that the military would ultimately prevail.
