Heads of security agencies met in Abuja on Tuesday to review the security problems in Kaduna and Yobe States.
The meeting, which was held
at the Presidential Villa, and presided over by Vice President Namadi
Sambo, was also attended by all the service chiefs, apart from the
Acting Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar.
At the meeting were the
National Security Adviser, Gen. Owoye Azazi; the Chief of Defence Staff,
Air Marshall Oluseyi Petinrin; Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Azubuike
Ihejirika and the Director-General of State Security Service, Mr.
Ekpeyong Ita.
Others were the Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall Mohammed Umar, and the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ola Ibrahim.
Azai said there was no iota
of truth in the claim that the crisis in these two states had
escalated, adding that even though it was serious before, the security
agents were in control.
He also informed that the
Governor of Kaduna State, Mr. Patrick Yakowa, was already discussing
with religious leaders on how to end the crisis.
He said what should be paramount in the mind of Nigerians was how to extend the discussion to the national level.
He said the discussion in Kaduna was not late, adding that talking could never be late.
PUNCH NEWSPAPER
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