
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has approved new security measures to be carried out in the South-East and South-South regions of the country.
POLITICS NIGERIA learned that this was the result of several security meetings that the President has had with service chiefs over the last 2 weeks. The meetings were concluded on Tuesday in the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba made this known to State House Correspondents after the meeting. He, however, declined to give any more information.
The president also approved a memo presented by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd), on the control of drugs, which he said are enablers of Insecurity.