President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday with heads of security agencies as part of efforts to find lasting solutions to the heightening insecurity in parts of the country.
The meeting, which took place at the First Lady Wing of the presidential villa, Abuja, ended without any public statement from the presidency.
However, it was learnt that the security meeting has been scheduled to reconvene next Tuesday.
Those who attended the meeting included the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN); the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha; the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari; and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major-General Babagana Monguno.
Others were General Lucky Irabor, Chief of Defense Staff; Lieutenant-General Ibrahim Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff; Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu, Chief of Naval Staff; and Air Marshal Ishiaka Oladayo Amoo, Chief of Air Staff, and the acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba.