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Christopher Musa convenes emergency security meeting with service chiefs in Abuja.
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Military leadership reviews strategy after terrorist attacks on bases in Borno State.
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Top commanders including Olufemi Oluyede, Waidi Shaibu attend high-level defence meeting.
Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has summoned the country’s service chiefs to an emergency meeting following a wave of attacks on military formations in the North-East.
The meeting, held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Defence in Abuja, brought together top military commanders and intelligence officials to review the security situation.
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Among those in attendance were the Chief of Defence Staff, Olufemi Oluyede, the Chief of Army Staff, Waidi Shaibu, the Chief of Air Staff, Sunday Aneke, and the Chief of Naval Staff, Idi Abass.
Representatives of the National Intelligence Agency were also present at the strategic session.
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The meeting followed a series of deadly attacks on military bases in Borno State where terrorists reportedly killed at least three commanding officers holding the rank of lieutenant-colonel.
Several soldiers were also said to have lost their lives during the attacks, while many civilians abducted by the insurgents remain in captivity.
Speaking briefly before the meeting went into a closed-door session, Musa said the military leadership would reassess operational strategies to confront the insurgents.
He acknowledged that the armed forces had recorded casualties but insisted that terrorist groups had suffered greater losses in recent confrontations.
The defence minister noted that the security meeting was aimed at strengthening military operations and developing improved tactics to counter the persistent threat of terrorism in the North-East.