Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (Rtd), has called a meeting with all the Service Chiefs because of recent attacks on military bases in the North East.
The meeting is taking place at the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Abuja.
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Those attending include the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, and the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu.
Others at the meeting are the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abass, and representatives from the National Intelligence Agency, among others.
Daily Trust gathered that at least three Commanding Officers with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel were recently killed by terrorists in Borno State.
Apart from these officers, many soldiers were also killed. Hundreds of civilians who were abducted during the attacks are still being held by the terrorists.
Speaking briefly before the meeting continued behind closed doors, the Defence Minister said the military would review its strategies for dealing with terrorists, even though the military has also suffered some losses.
“We know we have recorded some casualties but it is more on the side of terrorists,” the retired four-star general said during the short meeting.