- Tinubu Receives Detailed Security Briefing From DSS Director-General
- Government admitted rising violence but said efforts to contain attacks are ongoing.
- Officials insist extremists target all communities rather than one religious group.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday night met with the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Tosin Adeola Ajayi, for a closed-door security briefing at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that according to the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the DSS chief presented a comprehensive update on the nation’s security challenges, including ongoing operations against armed groups across several regions.
He explained that the briefing formed part of the administration’s regular consultations with security leaders as the government works to curb escalating attacks and restore stability nationwide.
The meeting came amid a wave of violent incidents in the North, including the abductions of students in Niger and Kebbi states, renewed assaults on churches in parts of Kwara, and growing alerts in Plateau and Nasarawa.
Hours before the briefing, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, admitted on national television that the country is witnessing severe security pressure but insisted that authorities are intensifying response efforts.
“Yes, we have people being killed, no doubt about that, and the government is not shying away or denying this,” Idris said while addressing ongoing concerns.
He blamed the rising violence on religious tensions, economic hardship and long-standing communal disputes that have plagued the Middle Belt for years.
Idris rejected claims that the attacks amount to genocide against Christians, stating that extremist groups have targeted both Muslims and Christians.
“You have jihadist extremism coming from the North East, and this is a sixteen year struggle,” he said, adding that the violence has never been confined to one faith.
