President Buhari first official visit outside the country on Wednesday,Meeting with Service Chiefs on Tuesday.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday held a closed door meeting with the National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.).

It was learnt that the meeting, which held at the Defence House, Abuja, was aimed at assessing the security situation in the country, against the backdrop of renewed attacks by the Boko Haram sect.

After the meeting with the President on Monday, Dasuki, however, declined comments when approached by reporters.

The President’s media office, however, announced that Buhari would on Wednesday and Thursday, visit Niger and Chad in furtherance of his desire to subdue the sect.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said the President would travel to Chad and Niger for talks on the Boko Haram menace.

This will be the President’s first official visit outside the country since assuming office.

According to Shehu, the two-day trip, will focus on “matters of security,” because Nigeria needs the cooperation of its neighbours to succeed in its campaign against the terrorist sect whose activities have so far claimed an estimated over 15,000 lives since 2009.

He said, “Buhari will go to Niger Republic on Wednesday and will spend a night there before proceeding to Chad the next day (Thursday).”

Contrary to the widespread speculations that the President will immediately relieve the service chiefs of their appointments, there are indications that he will hold a meeting with the Service Chiefs on tuesday.

The service chiefs who were appointed on January 16, 2014 are the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh; the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah; the Naval Chief, Vice Admiral Jibrin Usman; and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu.