Tinubu meets new service chiefs

President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with the newly appointed Service Chiefs as part of efforts to tackle insecurity in the country.

Recall that President Tinubu had on Friday last week reshuffled his security architecture by appointing new heads of security organisations.

Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, in a statement, said President Tinubu appointed General Olufemi Oluyede to replace General Christopher Musa as the new Chief of Defence Staff.

Waidi Shaibu, a Major General, was appointed as the new Chief of Army Staff, even as Sunday Kelvin Aneke, an Air Vice Marshall, assumed duties as Chief of Air Staff while Idi Abbas, a Rear Admiral, was named as new Chief of Naval Staff.

The statement said Emmanuel Akomaye Parker Undiendeye, retained his position as the Chief of Defence Intelligence.

Although details of the meeting was not available at the time of filing this report, on Monday, Sources at the presidential Villa, indicated that the meeting which is the first since the new Service Chiefs took over, is part of efforts to work out strategies to deal with the increasing threats of insecurity and the need to halt the terrorists from further expanding into new frontiers in the country.

The meeting is coming amidst growing concern about the rapid spread of the bandits and terrorists into state hitherto considered peaceful in the country.

Recent indications had showed that the insecurity had pushed the nation into deeper turbulence over the past two years, with unrelenting violence, mass kidnappings, and persistent acts of terrorism, as well as banditry.

President Tinubu had charged the newly appointed Service Chiefs to justify the confidence reposed in them to enhance the professionalism further, vigilance and comradeship that define the Armed Forces of Nigeria.

BusinessDay gathered that all the newly appointed Service Chiefs are present at the meeting.