President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Chris Musa, at the State House, Abuja.
The meeting, which is currently underway at the official residence of the President inside the State House, is apparently coming at a time when the security situation in parts of the country has continued to worsen.
President Tinubu, who returned from a 19-day working visit to Europe on Monday evening, is expected to receive updates from his security and intelligence chiefs over the situation of things in areas and states that have experienced unrelenting violence and bloodshed in recent times.
It would be recalled that the security situation in Plateau and Benue states, where murderous gunmen suspected to be invading foreign herders have struck, has escalated to a point where hundreds of lives have been wasted and thousands more displaced from their homes.
There have also been reports of other forms of criminal activities in parts of the country, all of which have conspired to raise anxiety both at home and within the international community.
It could not be established if other security and intelligence chiefs have joined the meeting as of the time of filing this report. However, since the meeting is taking place at the President’s residence, it is believed that it would go some way to bring a great deal of succour and relief to the already traumatised areas of the country.
In two weeks, the number of people killed in both states, which fall within the North-Central region of the country, has hovered around 200, even as there are reports claiming that the attackers kill residents, get the survivors fleeing, while they occupy the communities they attacked.
According to available records, between March 28 and April 14, 2025, over 100 people were killed in Bokkos and Bassa local government areas, with specific reports citing 52 deaths in Zike, Kimakpa community, and another 54 in Zikke Kimakpa.
Also, between March 28 and April 14, 2025, at least 44 deaths were reported, including 13 in Otobi Akpa, 3 in Ikobi, 2 in Gwer West, and 3 in Mbasombo.
On April 19, 2025, Governor Hyacinth Alia reported 20 deaths in coordinated attacks in Logo and Ukum local government areas.
The governor was also reported to have suggested that the invaders are suspected to be foreigners, as they do not speak Nigerian languages.
