- Chidi Odinkalu, former chairman, national human rights commission, said the current service chiefs have to quite their jobs in order for Nigeria to become better secured
- Odinkalu said a new set of service chief can do something better for the country
- According to him, some people must bear the consequences of the lapses within Nigeria’s security setup
Former chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chidi Odinkalu, has called for the removal of current service chiefs, saying that will make Nigeria to become better secured.
Odinkalu who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, said the security situation in Nigeria has gotten to a height where keeping the service chiefs is no more tenable.
He also stated that there must be some people who will bear the consequences of the lapses within Nigeria’s security setup.
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According to him, “It seems to me that the service chiefs have got to go because quite clearly they have tried, they have done their best, it is not good enough. So why don’t we try a new set of service chiefs and see where they can do something better.
“We have a situation in which Nigerians are killed in thousands and none of those who run the security agencies that are responsible for protecting the Nigerians who are being killed has paid any price or consequence. There needs to be consequences for non-performance.
“You can see for instance, the acting Inspector General of Police appears to be different, slightly different from his predecessors.
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“He is making an effort, he is communicating with Nigerians better, he is not giving fake news and numbers where Nigerians need to hear facts and figures, he is making an effort, he is trying to take responsibility.''
Odinkalu said Nigerians cannot believe the government over its promises on security because no one is paying for all the irregularities.
He argued Nigerians are not asking for miracles but for public officers who are going to make a decent effort trying to turn the country around.
Recall Legit.ng reported that service chiefs and heads of other security agencies met with President Buhari at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa on Thursday, March 28.
The agenda of the closed-door meeting was not made public; though the president holds regular meetings with heads of the security agencies, during which, he gets briefings on developments within their areas of responsibility.
The service chiefs at the meeting were: chief of defence staff, General Gabriel Olonishakin; chief of naval staff, Ibok-Ete IIbas; chief of air staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar and acting inspector general of police, Mohammed Adamu.
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