Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has met with Security Chiefs at the
Presidential Villa in Abuja.
It was gathered that the meeting focused on the prevailing insecurity in
southern Kaduna, the Niger Delta and other parts of the country.
The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Dan-Ali revealed that troops have been
moved to Southern Kaduna while negotiations are on-going to end the killings in
the area.
The Minister of Defence made this known after the meeting with the
President.
He also clarified that no conclusion has been reached on the issue of
standby force to be deployed to the Gambia.
He added that the matter of forceful removal of President Yahyah Jammeh
is to be handled by the regional body, ECOWAS.
The clarification follows reports that Nigeria has assembled about 800
troops to effect the removal of President Jammeh, if he insists on remaining in
power after January 19, 2017
*Nairanaijanews
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