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President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in a virtual meeting with former Nigerian leaders and security chiefs.

The meeting started at 10am with Buhari presiding from the council chambers of the presidential villa, Abuja.

The meeting may be connected to the #EndSARS crisis and current security challenges in the country.

Former leaders participating virtually from their locations include Yakubu Gowon, Olusegun Obasanjo, Abdulsalami Abubakar, Goodluck Jonathan, and Ernest Shoneken.

Those present at the council chambers with the president include Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Boss Mustapha, secretary to government of the federation, Ibrahim Gambari, chief of staff to the president, and Babagana Monguno, national security adviser.

Others include Gabriel Olanisakin, chief of defence staff; Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police; Yusuf Bichi, director-general of the Department of State Services, and Ahmed Rufai, director-general, national intelligence agency.

In his nationwide address on Thursday, the president appealed to the #EndSARS protesters to leave the streets, saying their voices have been heard.