President Tinubu warns security agencies against working at cross purposes

President Tinubu warns security agencies against working at cross purposes

President Bola Tinubu has met with service chiefs for the first time since his assumption into office, calling on security agencies to strengthen coordination and not to work at cross purposes.

At the end of the meeting on Thursday, the President disclosed his philosophy towards dealing with security issues, which is the adoption of contemporary security measures to advance the country’s security fortunes.

Addressing newsmen, the National Security Adviser, Babagana Munguno, who conveyed the President’s message, disclosed that the President demands frequent consultations in tandem with the demands of the nation and will embark on a lot of reforms.

The President also mandated the security agencies to develop a blueprint to deal with the issue of crude oil theft, indicating that the changes were to meet the requirements of the changing times.

Those in attendance at the President’s first engagement with heads of the nation’s security and intelligence agencies include the Chief of Defense Staff, General Lucky Irabor, Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Farouk Yahaya; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo; the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao; and the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba.

Others are 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.