President Muhamadu Buhari is currently presiding over National Security Council Meeting in State House, Abuja.
The meeting comes 15 days after armed attackers raided a federal prison in Abuja.
Persecondnews.com reports that more than 600 inmates fled during the attack carried out by the West Africa province of the Islamic State, ISWAP.
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The meeting, holding at the Council Chambers is being attended by Secretary to the Government of the Federation; Boss Mustapha; the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (retd).
Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo; and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao are also in attendance.
Also in attendance are the Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman; the Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Yusuf Bichi; and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar.
Details later…
