Nigeria’s Army Chief in Crucial Meeting With Commanders Over Insecurity

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai, is currently holding a meeting with Principal Staff Officers and top army commanders to address the current security situations across the country.

The Mondsy meeting is holding at the army headquarters in the nations’ capital Abuja and has the General Officers Commanding(GOCs), all the divisions of the Nigerian army, commanders of the various army operations, unit commanders, commander Guards Brigade among other senior officers.

The meeting of the country’s top military officers comes against the backdrop of the large scale violence and vandalism that has rocked several parts of the country.

They are also expected to among others discuss the alleged killing of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Plaza by soldiers among other top security issues.

An invitation sent to journalists by the acting director army public Relations Colonel Sagir Musa, on the meeting, indicated that the meeting would focus on “the state of security of the nation and related matters.”