JUST IN: ECOWAS security leaders meet in Abuja, details emerge

• The Chiefs of Defence Staff from ECOWAS are meeting at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja
• The meeting is led by General Christopher Musa, Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff and chair of the ECOWAS committee
• Attendees include Defence Minister Mohammed Badaru, Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar, Senate Defence Committee Chairman Ahmed Lawan, among others

FCT, Abuja - The Chiefs of Defence Staff from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are convening at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja.

The session is being led by General Christopher Musa, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, who also chairs the ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff committee.

Service chiefs at Defence Headquarters Photo credit: Kola Sulaimon
Source: Getty Images

Attending the meeting are Defence Minister Mohammed Badaru, Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar, Senate Defence Committee Chairman Ahmed Lawan, House Defence Committee Chairman, as reported by The Nations.

Others are: a representative of the National Security Adviser, Chief of Defence Staff Christopher Musa, service chiefs, and the Chiefs of Defence Staff from ECOWAS member countries, except Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.

Details later...

Source: Legit.ng