President Buhari Meets Security Chiefs, Ministers Over Rising Insecurity
Attendees at the meeting are expected to brief the President on the current security situation across the country as well as proffer solutions.
Joy Kalu 
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, met with security chiefs over rising insecurity in the country.
Buhari met with the security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, according to The Punch.
The attendees at the meeting briefed the President on the current security situation across the country as well as proffer solutions.
Disclosing the meeting via his Facebook page, Buhari’s spokesman Femi Adesina wrote: “President Buhari receives Security Briefing in State House on September 7, 2021.”
Those present at the meeting included the Chief of Defence Staff, service chiefs, the Inspector General of Police and other heads of security agencies.
Also present were the Ministers of Defence, Bashir Magashi; Justice, Abubakar Malami; Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi; Interior, Rauf Aregbesola and Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama.
The insecurity situation in the country worsened with the emergence of criminal gangs, often with hundreds of members, who raid communities, steal cattle and kidnap residents for ransom after looting and burning homes.
Many northern states, especially Kaduna, Katsina Zamfara, and Niger states are the worst hit with people being kidnapped for weeks and months.
States in the South-West and South-East are also been affected by insecurity.
Recently, schools are being attacked with hundreds of students kidnapped for huge amounts of ransom being demanded from parents.
An estimated 1,000 students have been taken in similar raids since December 2020, though most were released after negotiations.
In a bid to fight banditry, telecom companies are requested to suspend operations in some areas.
Some states have also introduced restrictions on motorcycle traffic, cattle trading, and fuel sales.
