Insecurity: Northern forum demands service chiefs’ removal

Tinubu with service chiefs

The Northern Ethnic National Forum has urged President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on security and immediately sack the nation’s service chiefs, citing worsening violence and leadership failures in tackling insecurity across the North.

In a statement on Sunday, NENF Convener Dominic Alancha said that while the administration had taken bold economic reforms, the deteriorating security situation and ineffective leadership demanded urgent corrective action.

“The security situation in northern Nigeria has degenerated into a full-blown catastrophe. Daily, our communities are ravaged by bandits, terrorists, and criminal elements who operate with impunity. This is unacceptable,” the forum said.

NENF accused the service chiefs of failing to deliver despite huge security funding, insisting that the entire architecture required a “fundamental overhaul.”

“We angrily and unequivocally demand the immediate dismissal and replacement of all Service Chiefs. The President must appoint fresh and innovative military leaders with a clear mandate and timeline for results,” it stated.

The forum also called for a cabinet reshuffle, faulting many ministers for poor performance and failure to translate the “Renewed Hope” agenda into tangible results.

It urged Tinubu to bring in “doers, thinkers, and strategists” capable of driving national development and building political goodwill ahead of 2027. Punch