President Muhammadu Buhari will convene an emergency meeting with security chiefs on Monday, following a security alert issued by the US and the UK about a probable terror strike in the country’s capital.
According to a tweet by Bashir Ahmad, special assistant to the president on digital communications, the meeting, which will hold in Abuja, is part of efforts to improve security.
“President @MBuhari has summoned an emergency security meeting tomorrow in the nation’s capital, Abuja, to further review and strengthen the security network in the country. The meeting will be attended by the Defence Minister, service chiefs and other heads of security agencies,” Ahmad wrote.
The conference takes place in the wake of recent alerts from several nations regarding the possibility of attacks in certain regions of Nigeria.
For their residents in Nigeria, nations like the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) issued revised travel warnings.
While the UK issued a travel advisory against needless visits to the nation’s capital, the US had requested that family members of its personnel who dwell in Abuja leave the area.
The Department of State Services (DSS) issued a calm call in response to the incident, and the president stated that there are no impending assaults in Abuja as a result of the travel advisories.
President @MBuhari has summoned an emergency security meeting tomorrow in the nation's capital, Abuja, to further review and strengthen the security network in the country. The meeting will be attended by the Defence Minister, service chiefs and other heads of security agencies.
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) October 30, 2022
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