President Goodluck Jonathan and service chiefs on Tuesday held a closed-door meeting for nearly three hours on the Chibok girls still in Boko Haram captivity and other security matters.
However, details of decisions reached at the meeting remain unclear, as Alex Badeh, an air chief marshal and chief of defence staff, refused to speak with journalists.
“I have stopped talking to the press because the media is now attacking personalities and not issues,” he said.
Mohammed Adoke, the attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, said the security council was briefed on the ceasefire agreement.
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He also confirmed that peace talks with Boko Haram were ongoing.
Like Abati, who said earlier in the day that he could not put a time frame to when the results of negotiations with Boko Haram would be seen, Adoke urged the people to “keep their fingers crossed” on when the abducted Chibok girls would be released.
Asides Badeh and Adoke, the meeting was attended by Sambo Dasuki, the national security adviser; Kenneth Minimah, a lieutenant-general and the chief of army staff; Mohammed Gwazo, the minister of defence; Usman Jibrin, a vice admiral and the chief of naval staff; Abba Moro, the minister of interior; Olusola Amosun, an air marshal and the chief of air staff,and Ita Ekpeyong, director-general of the State Security Service (SSS).
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