UPDATED: Insecurity: Tinubu meets military, police chiefs

President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with military and police chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

BusinessDay gathered that the meeting is not unconnected with the ongoing efforts to tackle insecurity and rescue kidnapped school children both in Kebbi and Niger states.

Recall that the President had few hours ago revealed that all the 38 worshipers abducted from the church in Kwara State have been rescued.

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The President writing on his X handle said “I am currently in an extended security meeting with heads of our defence and intelligence apparatus including the Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Army Staff, Inspector-General of Police, Director-General of the DSS, at the State House.

“We are reviewing the latest reports and taking decisive actions to stabilise the affected areas and protect our citizens. I am receiving continuous briefings and have directed our security services to move with speed, precision, and absolute resolve.”

He promised that as “President, I am fully committed to the security of all Nigerians. Those who threaten the peace and security of our nation will face the full weight of the law.

“Nigeria will prevail,” he added.

This is just as Bello Matawalle, the Minister of State for Defence had also during the weekend stated that the security agencies have identified the location of the school girls abducted from the Government Secondary school in Manga, Kebbi State.

Matawalle who stated that the security issues were being handled carefully promised to update Nigerians regularly on the development.