Maiduguri Attack: Jonathan Summons Service Chiefs

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President Goodluck Jonathan has summoned an emergency security meeting with the National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, and the Chief of Defence Staff , Admiral Ola Ibrahim in attendance.

Other service Chiefs in attendance are; the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh. The emergency meeting was called following an attack by suspected members of Boko Haram sect in some parts of Maiduguri on Monday.

There was no official statement at the end of the meeting held in the office of the President at the State House but the CDS, who emerged from the meeting declined interview with the State House correspondents.