The National Security Council Meeting at the Statehouse Abuja, September 15, 2022 was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The National Security Council has declared the National Task Force on Prohibition of Illegal Importation/Smuggling of Arms, Ammunition, Light Weapons Chemical Weapons and Pipelines Vandalism (NATFORCE) an illegal organisation.
The meeting had in attendance Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd).
Also in attendance are the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami; Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyema; his Police Affairs counterpart, Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi and Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (rtd).
Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor; Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo; the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao; and the Chief of Defence Intelligence, Major General Samuel Adebayo, are also attending the meeting.
Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman; the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi; and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar wer also present.