President Buhari confers with service chiefs behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Discussions at the meeting are expected to dwell on the review of the security situation in the country.
Those at the meeting are Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, Chief of Defence Staff, Abayomi Olonisakin, Chief of Air Staff, Sadique Abubakar, Chief of Naval Staff, Ibok Ekwe Ibas and Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu.
Others are the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha and National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno.
Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, is absent but represented by a senior officer of the army.
The meeting is expected to review the security challenges in the country, the occasional attacks by Boko Haram and ISWAP, the ambush of civilian transport and the recent execution of 11 Christian hostages by ISWAP.
In his Christmas message, Buhari sent dire warnings to all the bad guys in the country: the insurgents, terrorists, armed robbers and kidnappers, including economic saboteurs to retrace their steps.
He said the security forces and law enforcement agents are now positioned to deal with them.
