President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday convened a meeting of the National Security Council at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Those in attendance included Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Minister of Defence Bashir Magashi, Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Police Affairs Maigari Dingyadi and Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama.
Others at the meeting were the National Security Adviser Babagana Monguno, service chiefs, Director-General of the Department of State Services Yusuf Bichi and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency Ahmed Rufa’i.
It was gathered that the meeting was convened over the aftermath of the #EndSARS demonstrations and other security challenges facing the country.
It comes amid outrage over the president’s silence on the shooting of protesters by men in military uniform at Lekki toll gate on Tuesday night.
