Barely 48 hours after the release of three lecturers of the University of Maiduguri and 10 police officers’ wives by the Boko Haram, President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned an emergency security meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The meeting, which started at about 1100am, is attended by all service chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris.
The Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd.), might brief the Council on some security-related matters, as Heads of para-military organisations under the ministry were seen around the venue of the meeting.
The release of three lecturers of the University of Maiduguri and 10 police officers’ wives by the Boko Haram sect on Saturday might be part of matters to be discussed at the council.
The Department of State Security (DSS) on Saturday briefed President Buhari on the negotiated release of the lecturers and police officers’ wives.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, who announced the release of the captives in a statement in Abuja, recalled that those released were abducted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Magumeri, Borno State capital.
He said their release followed series of negotiations as directed by President Buhari and was facilitated by the International Committee of the Red Cross.
- NAN