Against the backdrop of the rising security breaches in some parts of the country, especially in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), President Bola Tinubu has held a meeting with service chiefs and other heads of security agencies at the State House, Abuja.
Africa Today News, New York reports that kidnappers have stepped up attacks in the last few days, kidnapping several persons and killing some of the hostages to pressure families into paying the huge ransoms they are demanding.
At the meeting were the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa; Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogala; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar; the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; and heads of some other security outfits.
Although there has been no official briefing on the meeting, it is believed that President Tinubu and his security chiefs will be reviewing recent security situations in parts of the country and proposing ways of rein in the criminals, including kidnappers and bandits.
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The meeting is also coming few hours after the minister of the FCT, Chief Nyesom Wike, convened his own security appraisal meeting over the brutal actions unleashed on residents of the capital territory kidnappers, who have resorted to mindless killing of their victims and making demands for heavy ransoms.
Also on Tuesday, President Tinubu condemned the recent spate of kidnappings and bandit attacks, describing the development as disturbing, ungodly, and sinister.
Receiving a delegation of a renowned Islamic Movement, Jam’iyyatu Ansaridden, at the State House, in Abuja, Tinubu, in a statement by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, said while security agencies are acting with dispatch to immediately address the current challenge, all required resources, policies and plans will be rolled out soon for the massive education of Nigerian youths.
The president said education is the antidote to the troubles agitating the nation.