Threat to kidnap Buhari: President, Security Chiefs meeting minds on terrorism in Abuja

President Muhamadu Buhari and his security chiefs are meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The meeting, which is holding at the Council Chambers, State House, was convened, following contemporary security threats in the country, particularly in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Among those sighted at the meeting were the Secretary to the Government of the Federation; Boss Mustapha; the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (retd).

Also in attendance were the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami; Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyema; Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi; Minister of Defense, Major General Bashir Magashi (Rtd).

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Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo; the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao; and the Chief of Defense Intelligence, Major General Samuel Adebayo, were also in attendance.

Also in attendance as of the time of filing this report were the Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman; the Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Yusuf Bichi; and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar.

In recent times, there had been heightened security threats from terrorists believed to be members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province ISWAP, who had boasted of abducting the President and the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai.

The presidency had also reacted to such threats, describing them as laughable.