President Muhammadu Buhari has been requested to fire all of the Service Chiefs in light of the recent spike in insecurity in the nation.
It is thought that the removal of the Service Chiefs will open the door for a reorganised and reformed security architecture.
In order to prevent the Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor, and other Service Chiefs from spreading misleading information about Nigeria’s security, well-known civil society organisations and a security consulting firm issued a warning.
The CSO was responding to assertions made by the National Coalition of Concerned Citizens on Peace and Security, an unidentified civil society group, claiming the country’s security situation had significantly improved.
Readjusting defence and security policies, according to the CSO, which operates under the auspices of Southern Kaduna Peace Practitioners (SOKIPEP) and the Conference of Security Consultants in Nigeria, is the key to winning the support of the majority of the populace.
In a joint statement, Prof. Hassan Ibrahim Daura, National Coordinator of the Conference of Security Consultants in Nigeria, and Rev. Dauda Fadia, National Coordinator of SOKIPEP, questioned why Nigerians should buy into the so-called “victory” narrative peddled by cash-and-carry organisations when the Northeast and North West have remained under the control of state enemies.
The statement reads: “By way of introduction, we state that we are distinguished members of the Southern Kaduna Peace Practitioners (SOKIPEP), and the Conference of Security Consultants in Nigeria, committed to a secure, peaceful and violence-free Nigeria.
“We categorically state that the narrative put out by the enemies of our nation, with the greatest sense of patriotism, is not a true reflection of what is happening across the six geo-political zones of the country.
“Suffice to say that there has not been any significant improvement in the parlous state of affairs, as far as the security situation in the nation,is concerned.
“We are at a loss as to why some Nigerians will be used to give the impression that all is well, even when facts on ground point to the contrary.”
