The gathering follows escalating tensions between the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) and Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike.
The Aso Rock Presidential Villa is currently hosting a meeting between President Bola Tinubu, his service chiefs, and the Inspector-General of Police.
Attendees at the meeting also included Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser; Oluwatosin Ajayi, the director general of the department of state services; and Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun.
Subsequently, the gathering in the president’s office was joined by Godswill Akpabio, president of the Senate, and Opeyemi Bamidele, leader of the majority.
Additional attendees at the meeting includes Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as well as Ben Kalu, who serves as his deputy.
There was no information available regarding the agenda for the meeting as of the time of this publication; nevertheless, it might be tied to the current state of security in the country.
The meeting takes place just a few hours after an explosion shook a portion of the Trans Niger Pipeline in the Bodo Community, located in the Gonna Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident took place late on Monday night close to the Bodo-Bonny Road, which was under construction at the time.
The gathering follows escalating tensions between the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) and Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike.
Wike has been accused of making comments that are inflammatory regarding the political issue in Rivers State.The youth branch of PANDEF had issued an ultimatum to Wike to apologise within the next 48 hours, but the deadline had passed on Monday.