On Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari held the first national security council meeting with the new service chiefs.
This meeting which took place at the Presidential Villa, a month after the new appointees resumed duty was attended by top government officials.
The security chiefs, Lucky Irabor, chief of defense staff; Ibrahim Attahiru, chief of army staff; Awwal Gambo, chief of naval staff; and Isiaka Amao, chief of air staff, arrived at the villa about 10 am.
Present at the meeting was Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF); Ibrahim Gambari; chief of staff to the president, and Babagana Monguno, national security adviser.
Also, the heads of other security agencies including the Nigerian Police Force, Department of State Services (DSS), National Intelligence Agency (NIA), some ministers were present.
The meeting was held hours after 279 schoolgirls abducted from their school in Zamfara state were released.
The abduction on February 26 was the latest in a series of attacks by bandits across schools in the northern part of the country.
