The meeting presided over by the president, also had in attendance Lawal Daura, director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS); Arab Yadam, the acting director of the Nigeria Intelligence Agency (NIA) and a representative of the inspector-general of police.
The service chiefs at the meeting included Gabriel Olonisakin, chief of defence staff; Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff; Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, chief of naval staff, and Sadique Abubakar, chief of air staff.