Buhari meets service chiefs in Abuja, after calls for their resignation

A security council meeting is currently ongoing at the state house in
Abuja, barely a day after lawmakers called for the resignation of the
nation’s service chiefs.

The meeting which started off by 10am, had Secretary to the
Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff to the
President, Abba Kyari; Minister of Defense Maj. Gen. Bashir Salihi
Mahashi (Rtd.); Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; and the
National Security Adviser (NSA) Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno (Rtd.) in
attendance.

Service Chiefs which include the Chief of Defense Staff, General
Gabriel Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai; Chief
of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas; Chief of Air Staff, Air
Marshall Sadique Abubakar; Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu;
Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rafa’i
Abubakar; and the Director-General of the Directorate of State Services
(DSS) Yusuf Magaji Bichi are also present.

The agenda of the meeting is still unclear at the time of filing this
report, but The Nation reported that it might be connected to the
rising insecurity witnessed across the nation.