By RismadarVoice Reporter, December 2, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently holding a closed-door meeting with service chiefs and heads of security agencies at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The security chiefs were seen arriving at the forecourt of the Villa at about 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, barely three hours after the President nominated former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), as the new Minister of Defence. Musa’s nomination followed the resignation of former Defence Minister, Abubakar Badaru, on Monday night.
The service chiefs were led into the meeting by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede. Others in attendance include the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. W. Shaibu; Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Sunday Aneke; and Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral I. Abbas.
Also present are the Chief of Defence Intelligence, Lt. Gen. Akomaye Undiandeye; Director-General of the Department of State Services, Oluwatosin Ajayi; and the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
The high-level meeting comes days after President Tinubu declared a nationwide security emergency in response to a surge in abductions and violent attacks across the country.
The measures announced include the recruitment of 20,000 additional police officers, deployment of forest guards, and enhanced protection of schools, churches, and mosques in vulnerable areas.
Meanwhile, the Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, was also sighted arriving at the President’s office complex during the period of the meeting. Dressed in a grey knee-length native attire and holding a file of documents, Otti’s mission to the Villa was unclear as of press time.
Presidential sources could not confirm whether his visit was connected to the security briefing or an independent engagement.
Governor Otti recently drew public attention following his visit to Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, at the Sokoto Correctional Centre.
As of the time of filing this report, details of the ongoing security meeting had yet to be made public.
