Tinubu Receives Security Brief From Army Chief On North-East Operations

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday received a comprehensive security briefing from the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on the current situation in Nigeria’s North-East region.

The meeting, held at the Presidential Villa, marked the first official engagement between the President and the newly appointed army chief since his decoration.

Shaibu told State House correspondents after the meeting that he had recently toured the North-East theatre of operations for an on-the-spot assessment of ongoing counterterrorism efforts.

“I just came to brief him on the outcome of my visit to the northeast region and look at other security situations across the country, which is satisfactory within the period,” the army chief said.

When asked what Nigerians should expect following his field visit, Shaibu assured the public of “improved security across the country.”

Shaibu is one of the newly appointed service chiefs under President Tinubu’s administration, alongside General Olufemi Oluyede (Chief of Defence Staff), Vice Admiral Idi Abbas (Chief of Naval Staff), and Air Marshal Kelvin Aneke (Chief of Air Staff).

During their decoration earlier this year, President Tinubu charged the military leaders to work in unity and with patriotic zeal, noting that Nigerians are eager to see results, not excuses.

“Of grave concern to our administration is the recent emergence of new armed groups in the North-Central, North-West, and parts of the South. We must not allow these new threats to fester,” the President had said.