The meeting came amid calls by the National Assembly for government to be more assertive in handling the worsening security situation in the country.

The lawmakers had also stressed the need to overhaul the security architecture, especially by removing the service chiefs.

Buhari had recently complained that attacks by bandits on vulnerable Nigerians were becoming unbearable, promising to tackle the problem decisively.

Briefing State House correspondents after the meeting, Monguno said the chiefs received instructions from the president urging various security arms to collaborate more in combating criminality.

But asked whether a review of the service chiefs was discussed, the NSA replied: “Nothing of such came up.”