President Muhammadu Buhari has been asked to replace service chiefs by the Coalition of North East Elders for Peace and Development.
The call was made in a statement issued by its chairman, Zanna Goni, who decried the worsening security situation in the country.
The security situation in the country “is further reinforcing the urgent need to inject new hands with fresh ideas to handle the nation’s security architecture. We’ve seen that the security situation under the current service chiefs has reached an unbearable state.
“There’s no denying the fact that at this moment, the entire nation is distressed by the incessant mindless killing of our citizens and pillaging of defenceless communities by insurgents, bandits and kidnappers. There’s no denying the fact also that these have resulted in indescribable agony, anguish and torment to the Nigerian citizens.”
The elders call on Buhari to listen to several calls made by the majority of Nigerians to rejig the nation’s security architecture to improve security.
“As elders, we can no longer sit on the fence over the issue which is the nightmare of every Nigerian. We wonder why Mr President is still keeping the service chiefs despite call from every quota for them to go. We wish to remind our dear president that Nigerians are so tired of excuses of insecurity. They want to see changes,” Goni said.
