Insecurity: Tinubu meets with Security Chiefs

...says reports of civilians killed in Borno-Yobe airstrike false

President Bola Tinubu on Monday held an urgent security meeting at the State House assembling the nation's top military and intelligence brass to address a rapidly evolving domestic security landscape.

The meeting follows g a series of high-profile security breaches that have intensified pressure on the administration’s defense strategy.

The closed-door deliberations included Chief of Defence Staff General Olufemi Oluyede, alongside the service chiefs for the Army, Navy, and Air Force, as well as the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, and the directors-general of the DSS and NIA.

Central to the agenda were recent incursions against military outposts in Borno State and the controversial Nigerian Air Force airstrike at Jilli Market, situated along the Borno-Yobe border.

While reports suggest significant civilian casualties from the Saturday strike, the Presidency has moved to justify the mission.

A Presidential aide to the President on Media and Publicity, Tope Ajayi clarified that the site had transitioned into a legitimate military target, alleging that Boko Haram and ISWAP factions had repurposed the market as a primary hub for commerce and logistics.

The meeting also served as a strategic response to the United States Department of State’s recent "Level 4: Do Not Travel" advisory.

Issued on April 8, the American directive authorized the voluntary evacuation of non-essential diplomatic staff from Abuja, citing a deteriorating security situation across twenty-three Nigerian states.

Despite the suspension of visa services in the capital by the U.S. Embassy, Nigeria's Information Minister Mohammed Idris dismissed the advisory as a standard internal protocol of the U.S. government, asserting that the country remains broadly stable and that isolated security challenges do not constitute a total breakdown of law and order.