Reported by: Ijeoma G | Edited by: Oravbiere Osayomore Promise.
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday evening convened a high-level security meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, bringing together the nation's top military commanders, intelligence chiefs and senior security advisers to review Nigeria's worsening security situation. The closed-door engagement, which lasted for more than two hours, was announced by the State House through a photograph released on Thursday evening.
In the photograph, President Tinubu was seen laughing with some of the security chiefs, a moment that has since drawn attention given the gravity of the security challenges confronting the nation. The light-hearted moment appeared to contrast with the serious nature of the discussions, which focused on a comprehensive assessment of ongoing military operations and the security situation across various theatres of operation nationwide.
Those present at the meeting included the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar; Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa; Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede; Chief of Defence Intelligence, Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye; Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; Director-General of the Department of State Services, Adeola Ajayi; Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Mohammed Mohammed; and the President's Special Adviser on Homeland Security, Major General Adeyinka Famadewa (retd.), alongside other senior security officials.
The meeting came two days after troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, supported by the Air Component of the Joint Task Force (North West), disrupted what the military described as a major planned terrorist offensive in Zamfara and Katsina states. During the July 7 operation, three Nigerian Air Force aircraft tracked a convoy of approximately 300 heavily armed terrorists on motorcycles moving from the Sunke-Kumbo axis toward Gummi and conducted precision airstrikes on the formation. In a separate engagement, troops neutralised Alhaji Tukur, identified by the military as a notorious bandit commander and younger brother of wanted kingpin Alhaji Shehu Bagiwaye, in Dogon Kade.
In the North-East, troops of Operation Hadin Kai repelled a fresh assault on the Mairari military base on July 1, following coordinated attacks on military formations that some security analysts describe as a deliberate campaign by ISWAP to overrun forward operating bases and degrade the operational capacity of troops. Military records indicate that at least 13 attacks on military bases have been recorded in 2026, predominantly across Borno State.
As of the time of filing this report, the Presidency had not issued an official statement outlining the resolutions reached at Thursday's security meeting. However, at a similar meeting held in March, Defence Minister Mohammed Badaru Abubakar had assured Nigerians that security forces were recording significant successes against terrorists and bandits, stating that many criminal commanders had been eliminated and expressing confidence that the armed forces would ultimately prevail.
The meeting also comes amid renewed concerns over insecurity in parts of the North-West and North-East, where troops have intensified offensives against armed groups. It also follows the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State's Oriire Local Government Area, nearly two months after 46 pupils and teachers remain in captivity. The outcome of Thursday's security meeting was not immediately disclosed, but it signals the Federal Government's determination to address the worsening security situation across the country.
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