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BREAKING: Senate Calls For Removal Of Service Chiefs
BREAKING: Senate Calls For Removal Of Service Chiefs
Against the backdrop of recent happenings in the country,the Senate has recommended that President Muhammadu Buhari remove the Service Chiefs,CityNews Nigeria reports.
Senate also called for replacement of service chiefs with people with fresh ideas and solutions.
The lawmakers are also asking President Buhari to restructure and remodel the entire security architecture and investigate allegations of widespread corruption and leakages within the security architecture.
The lawmakers made this recommendation at Tuesday’s plenary during a debate on security in the nation and the attack on rice farmers in Borno State which left at least 40 dead.
The Upper Chamber also recommends the recruitment of 10,000 civilian JTF to complement the efforts of the armed forces and explore a multilateral partnership with Niger, Chad, and Cameroon.
Former governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima had earlier raised the motion at plenary noting that President Buhari should remove the security chiefs and replace them with new ones with ideas to address the alarming insecurity in the country.
The lawmaker also claimed that 67 farmers were killed in the attack.
He warned that any government that cannot protect the lives of its citizens has lost any iota of legitimacy.
Details later…
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