A Country Under Siege? Tinubu Meets Intelligence Chief Over Intensifying Violence.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday night held a high-level security consultation with the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Tosin Adeola Ajayi, following heightened concerns over worsening insecurity across the country.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Presidential officials disclosed that the engagement, which took place behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, was confirmed by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to official communication, the DSS helmsman delivered an extensive briefing on Nigeria’s evolving security landscape, including current threats and the counter-terrorism strategies being implemented nationwide.

Authorities indicated that the meeting forms part of the administration’s continuous coordination with security leaders as the government intensifies operations against banditry, terrorism, and other emerging dangers.

The latest briefing comes after a series of violent incidents in northern Nigeria—among them school abductions in Niger and Kebbi states, attacks on worship centres in Kwara, and increasing fears of communal unrest in Plateau and Nasarawa.

Earlier on Friday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, acknowledged the rising number of fatalities recorded in various parts of the country but maintained that the government is adopting “significant measures” to address the crisis. Speaking during a televised interview, he admitted the severity of the situation while cautioning against narratives suggesting religious persecution.

Idris attributed the escalating violence to economic pressures, religious tensions, and long-standing communal disputes, especially in the Middle Belt. He rejected claims of a targeted Christian genocide, stressing that extremist groups have victimised Nigerians of multiple faiths.

He noted that jihadist insurgency in the North-East has persisted for more than sixteen years, emphasizing that current attacks do not follow a religiously selective pattern.