As part of ongoing efforts to engage the military and intelligence community towards addressing lingering Boko Haram insurgency, President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday presided over a meeting of security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The President’s aide on New Media, Bashir Ahmad said via his twitter handle “All the Service Chiefs, IG of Police and DG of DSS were at the State House this morning. As President Buhari said (Saturday) yesterday, in the coming days, he will be engaging the Military and Intelligence Chiefs in extensive discussions on the next steps we shall be taking,’’.
President Buhari had pledged on Saturday to ensure that the gaps which led to the fatalities of soldiers are blocked once and for all.
On 18 November, the Al Barnawi faction of Boko Haram attacked the 157 Task Force Battalion based at Metele in the northern part of Borno state, killing scores of Nigerian troops.