President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, presided over the National Security Council meeting.

The meeting took place at the Council Chambers, State House, Abuja.

Bashir Ahmad, a former aide to Buhari, disclosed this in a tweet via his Twitter handle.

He tweeted: “Security briefing currently holding at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.”

Those in attendance are Chief of Defense Staff, General Lucky Irabor; Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Farouk Yahaya; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo; and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao.

Others include the Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Usman; the Director-General of the Department of State Service, Yusuf Bichi; and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Abubakar.