JUST-IN: Buhari, Buratai in closed-door meeting

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President Muhammadu Buhari is in a closed-door meeting with Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, at the State House, Abuja, The Nation reports.

Though the agenda for the meeting is unknown at the time of filing this report, it is believed to be centered around ongoing military operations in the country, particularly in the North East and West.

The Nation recalls Buhari, in a recent meeting with Service Chiefs and other security heads, had warned he would no longer tolerate escalation of insecurity.

He frowned at lack of synergy among the security heads and told them to work together to bring myriads of security challenges bedeveling the country to an halt.

On Saturday, it was reported bandits allegedly killed 16 soldiers and injured 30 in an ambush around Shimfida in Jibia local government area of Katsina.

On Sunday evening, tens of persons were reported killed in a Kaduna community.

The meeting, which started at about noon, was still ongoing as at the time of filing this report.