Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has summoned all Service Chiefs to an urgent meeting.
This onlie medium reports that the summon follows fresh attacks on military bases in the North-East.
The meeting is currently taking place at the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Abuja, where top military leaders gathered to discuss the security situation and review the military’s response to the growing threat from terrorists in the region.
Among those present are the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, and the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu. Also in attendance are the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, and the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abass.
Representatives of the National Intelligence Agency and other security officials are also part of the meeting.
The gathering follows recent deadly attacks carried out by terrorists in Borno State, where at least three commanding officers with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel lost their lives.
Several soldiers were also killed during the assaults on military formations in the area.
In addition to the military casualties, many civilians were abducted during the attacks and are still being held by the insurgents.
Before the meeting continued behind closed doors, the Defence Minister told the gathering that the military leadership had agreed to review its current operational plans in order to deal with the terrorists more effectively.
He admitted that the armed forces had suffered losses during recent operations but maintained that the terrorists had also taken heavy casualties.
