The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, is scheduled to hold a strategic closed-door meeting with all heads of security forces in the country on Tuesday, Daily Trust reports.
Although the agenda of the meeting was not disclosed, it is understood that the discussions will focus on how security forces will implement the crackdown order issued by President Bola Tinubu.
A source at Defence Headquarters, where the meeting will take place, revealed that heads of intelligence agencies such as the DSS, NIA, and DIA, as well as the Inspector-General of Police, will be in attendance. Additionally, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja; the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla; and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, are expected to be present.
The official also mentioned that heads of Correctional Services, Immigration, Customs, NSCDC, and other paramilitary organizations have been invited to the meeting.
“The meeting will start any moment from now. It is a strategic meeting on the implementation of the order given by the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces,” the official said.
Daily Trust reports that President Tinubu had canceled the Federal Executive Council meeting on Monday and summoned all the Service Chiefs to ensure that the ongoing hardship protest does not escalate with the spread of Russian flags.
Russian flags have increasingly appeared on the streets of major Nigerian cities, including Kano and Kaduna, as the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest entered its fifth day on Monday. Protesters, carrying Russian flags, were seen marching and chanting various slogans.
Russia, currently in a cold war with the West, has been linked to coup d’états in West African countries such as Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. Following a meeting with the President at Aso Rock Villa, the military chief stated that President Tinubu had directed security agencies to clamp down on those involved in what he termed a “treasonable felony.”
In line with this directive, the police have disclosed that they have arrested 31 individuals, including one Ahmed, in connection with the spread of Russian flags.
