President Buhari Meets With Service Chiefs

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Tuesday, October 10th, 2017

Photo caption: President Buhari with Minister of Defence Dan Ali Monsur, Chief of Defense Staff General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen. T.Y. Buratai, Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral IE Ibas and Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar.

ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday afternoon met behind closed doors with the service chiefs.

In attendance were the Minister of Defence, Brig (retd) Mansur Dan-Ali; the National Security Adviser, Maj.-Gen (retd). Babagana Monguno; Chief of Defence Staff CDS, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff COAS, Major-Gen. Tukur Buratai; Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas and the Chief of Air Staff, AVM Sadique Abubakar.

Other service Chiefs at the meeting were the Director, State Security Services, Mr. Lawal Daura; the acting Director of the Nigeria Intelligence Agency NIA, Amb. Arab Yadam and representative of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mr. Ibrahim Idris.