President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday summoned the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, for a high-level meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The two senior security officials arrived at the Villa around 3:00 p.m. and proceeded into a closed-door session with the President at his official residence, amid mounting concerns over a resurgence of deadly attacks in the Middle Belt region, particularly in Plateau and Benue States.
The meeting, described by sources as “crucial,” comes against the backdrop of a series of violent assaults by unidentified assailants that have left tens of people dead in the last three weeks.
Entire communities have been displaced in what appear to be coordinated attacks on defenceless rural populations.
Despite the scale of the carnage, security agencies have yet to announce any arrests, fuelling public outcry over the impunity surrounding the killings and the perceived lack of adequate response from the authorities.
In his latest statement, Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia blamed the renewed violence on foreign elements, claiming that the attackers “do not speak the language” of the local communities and suggesting an influx of armed outsiders as the cause of the deadly raids.
The security crisis has also drawn sharp criticism from civil society groups and lawmakers, who are calling for urgent and decisive action to protect vulnerable populations and restore peace in the region.
President Tinubu, who recently returned from a private visit to Europe, has previously condemned the spate of violence in a public statement.
Wednesday’s emergency meeting with his top security chiefs signals growing concern at the highest levels of government.
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