Breaking: Tinubu Holds Emergency Meeting With Ex-CDS Musa
- President Bola Tinubu met with the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, at the State House in Abuja on Monday, December 1
- The former military boss reportedly arrived at the presidential villa at about 7 pm and was led straight to the office of the president
- Recall that Tinubu sacked General Musa and some other service chiefs in October 2027 in a major shakeup of the country's security architecture
State House, Abuja - President Bola Tinubu has reportedly hosted the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, at the presidential villa in Abuja on Thursday, December 1.
General Musa reportedly arrived at the State House around 7 pm and was led to the office of the president immediately. The reason for the meeting was yet to be disclosed as of the time of writing this report.
Source: Twitter
When did Tinubu sack CDS Musa?
Leadership reported that this would be the first time that the president would be meeting with the former CDA, who was sacked from his position on October 24, 2025. It is also happening at the spike in insecurity in the country, particularly in the northern part of the region.
One month after the sacking of Musa as the CDS, Nigeria has experienced a series of banditry attacks, and women, children were kidnapped, and some innocent people were gunned down.
In Niger state, 300 pupils and 15 teachers were kidnapped at the St. Mary’s School in Agwara local government area. Students were kidnapped in Kebbi, and church worshippers were abducted in Kwara state.
Some of the abductees have regained their freedom, particularly those abducted in Kwara and Kebbi states. However, 315 students and teachers from St. Mary’s School in Agwara LGA of Niger are still in captivity.
Tinubu declares nationwide security emergency
The development has forced the president to declare a nationwide security emergency. This was disclosed in a statement he personally signed and sent to Legit.ng on Wednesday, November 26.
According to the statement, Tinubu directed additional recruitment into the armed forces, saying that "the police and the army are authorised to recruit more personnel." The police are expected to recruit an additional 20,000 personnel. He also directed that the police should use the camps of the National Youth Service Corps for training new recruits in the country, stating that "although I had previously approved the nationwide upgrade of police training facilities.
The president also disclosed that he has directed the DSS to immediately deploy the forest guards who have been trained to flush out the terrorists and bandits who have been hiding in the forest across the country. Also, the secret police have been directed to embark on new recruitment.
President Tinubu also vowed that "agents of evil" will have no more hiding places in the country and urged Nigerians to see the situation on the ground as "a national emergency". He noted that his administration was responding by deploying more boots on the ground, particularly in areas facing security challenges.
Source: Twitter
Bandits attack: FG denies shutting down schools
Legit.ng earlier reported that the federal government denounced the report that it has ordered the closure of schools nationwide.
The denial was made in a statement by the Ministry of Education on Saturday, November 24.
According to the ministry, the statement did not originate from the government and urged Nigerians to only follow official reports from the appropriate authority.
Proofreading by James Ojo, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
