Godsgift Onyedinefu The Civil Society Organization in defence of National Security, on Friday said the call by the National Assembly to sack the service chiefs due to the spate of insecurity in the country, is inappropriate and not in the interest of the Nigerian Citizens. The Senate had in July asked
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Reflecting on Service Chiefs and Insecurity in Nigeria
By Danjuma Katsina Last week I was at Faskari Local Government Area (LGAs), in Katsina State. Faskari is the Headquarters of Operation Sahel Sanity, recently launched by the Nigerian Army. Wagini town, in Batsari, is also where the Army’s Special Forces were deployed. There are two more Army camps equally in
Ihejirika Deserves an Apology
Changing Military Leadership at the Height of an Insurgency is a Tactical Suicide
By Nodin Muzee and Orlando Mardner The state of security in Africa is highly dependent on the level of peace and stability in Nigeria — Africa’s most populous country situated in Central and West Africa. Concerned citizens and politicians must comprehend the fluid dynamics of asymmetric warfare and how success is achieved.
You can’t force me to sack Service Chiefs, Buhari tells NASS
President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected call by National Assembly for the sack of Service Chiefs over persistent failures to tackle insecurity. The Senate Tuesday adopted a resolution calling on the Service Chiefs to resign or be sacked due to the multi-pronged security challenges in the country. But the Presidency in a swift reaction
Senate asks Service chiefs to resign over failure to tackle insecurity
Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber resolves Tuesday the nation’s service chiefs should resign following the killing of soldiers fighting terrorism and their failure to stem the ugly rise in insecurity. The motion was brought to the floor of the Senate via a point of order, moved by the Chairman of its Committee
Lawyer Petitions Buhari over Prolonged Tenure of Nigeria’s Military Chiefs
•Says their continuous stay illegal Jude Johnson A constitutional lawyer and principal partner, Mackay Chambers and Associates, Barrister Daniel D. Makolo, has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari and several others over alleged illegal stay of Nigeria's Service Chiefs in office. This was contained in a letter dated June 25 and tagged,
Over 40,000 Nigerians Killed Under Current Service Chiefs–Rights Group
•Calls of the military chiefs to go Jude Johnson The International Society for Civil Liberties & Rule of Law (Intersociety), has alleged that over 40,000 defenceless Nigerian citizens have been killed under the watch of the current Military Chiefs, whose five years tenure has come under scrutiny. Intersociety made these claims in
How Nigerian Military Chiefs Manipulated Service Rules, Usurped Constitution to Remain in Power–Intersociety
•Plots to make themselves 'life Service Chiefs'--group alleges Jude Johnson The International Society for Civil Liberties & Rule of Law (Intersociety) has accused the Nigerian Military Service Chiefs, comprising Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), Gen. Abayomi Olanisakin, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt-Gen Tukur Buratai, Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral
Service chiefs re-strategise to tackle insecurity
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin met with Service Chiefs and Heads of Security and Intelligence Agencies in Abuja to develop and map out new strategies to promptly address the spate of insecurity in Nigeria. According to a statement signed by Major General John Enenche, Coordinator, Defence Media