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July 30, 2017

Boko Haram: IGP, DSS meets IGP, DSS boss, Chiefs

Boko Haram: IGP, DSS meets IGP, DSS boss, Chiefs

Cross section of Participants during a courtesy visit by Course 25 Participants of the National Defence College at the State House, Abuja. Photo by Abayomi Adeshida

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
ABUJA – ACTING President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo Sunday night had another meeting with Service Chiefs, the Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris and the Director General of Department of State Services, DSS.

AG PRESIDENT OSINBAJO DEMOCRACY DAY CHURCH SERVICE 3. On arrival Acting President Yemi Osinbajo received by The Chief of Naval Staff, Ibok Ekwe Ibas and others during the 2017 Democracy day Church service at the Economical Center in Abuja.


The meeting according to the tweet by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and publicity, Laolu Akande was in continuation of the meeting the Acting President had been having with heads of security agencies over the renewed onslaught by the Islamic sect Boko Haram on innocent Nigerians.

Though the Federal Government had said that Boko Haram had been decimated, there have been frightening increase of kidnapping and suicide bombings by the terrorists in recent times.

Akande in his tweeter handle did not give details of the outcome of the closed-door meeting that took place at the Presidential Villa,vAbuja.

But he said it was on the renewed efforts on the release of the abducted people including some staff of University of Maiduguri

The tweeted went thus:
Laolu Akande‏Verified account @akandeoj 18m18 minutes ago

In continuation of his close monitoring of Borno situation, AgP Osinbajo met again last night with service chiefs, IGP, DSS, Petroleum Mi…

Laolu Akande‏Verified account @akandeoj 13m13 minutes ago
Replying to @akandeoj

…Minister of State & co. Meeting reviewed progress on release & rescue (efforts) of abducted officials of UNIMAID & missing NNPC staff

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Laolu Akande‏Verified account @akandeoj 9m9 minutes ago
Replying to @akandeoj

AgP Osinbajo had earlier met Defence Minister and military service chiefs couple days back in his office on Thursday on the situation