President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to tighten up the nation’s security.

Buhari, gave the directive when he met Idris over the security situation across the country particularly over the killings recorded in Benue, Rivers and Kaduna States.

At the end of the meeting in Abuja, Idris confirmed that the meeting centred on how to effectively secure the country.

On Benue crisis, he said he would deploy more units to support the efforts policemen are making in the State to ensure adequate protection for the people.

He said senior police officers deployed in there were putting their heads together to see how they could address the crisis which he described as “community problems.”

“You know I deployed my (Deputy Inspector-General) DIG there yesterday and you know we have different stages of police, you have the AIG in Benue, Commissioner of Police in Benue and all of them are putting their heads together to see how we can address this issue of communal problems in Benue,’’ he said.

He dismissed the assertion that the Nigeria Police was overwhelmed by the current security challenges in the country.

The police chief said new measures had been put in place to safeguard lives and property of law abiding citizens.

Idris, however, stated that Nigerians must learn how to co-habit peacefully to make the work of the police much easier.

Armed gunmen had on Jan. 2, unleashed violence and mayhem on some rural communities in Benue where about 20 persons were killed.

President Buhari had on Wednesday condemned the killings, and wanton destruction of property in the affected communities in Guma and Logo Local Government Areas of the state.

He commiserated with the government and people of Benue over the reported killings.

The president had also expressed outrage at reports of killings of innocent persons in Omoku, Rivers, and the traditional ruler of Numana, Kaduna State, the Etum Numana, Dr Gambo Makama, and his wife.

The traditional ruler and his wife were killed in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State in the New Year.