President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja gave the security chiefs matching order over incessant killings in parts of the country, saying their best was not good enough.
The President, who apparently is not pleased with the way insecurity is being handled in many parts of the country, shows he is not mincing words about his position that excuses will no longer be tolerated from the service chiefs and asked them to do more to secure the nation and its people.
This was disclosed after a meeting with him on Thursday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
While the service chiefs are trying their best to tackle the issue of insecurity in the country, President Buhari insisted that their best is not good enough.
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Retired Major General Babagana Monguno, disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting.
He added that the President has ordered him to meet with the state governors in the North-West and that of Niger State, in other to identify the problems and find solutions to them.
President Buhari met with the service chiefs against the backdrop of bandit attacks on communities in the region, including those in his home state – Katsina.
The attacks have left several people dead and many others injured in the affected states, while lots of properties were destroyed by the bandits.
This sparked criticism over the worsening insecurity in the country, especially the North West where the armed men have wreaked havoc in recent times.
As part of efforts to address the situation, Monguno, in company with the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu and others had embarked on a fact-finding mission to Katsina and Sokoto States.
Thursday’s meeting had in attendance the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas, and the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai.
Others included the Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Mohammad Abubakar Adamu, the Chief of Defence Intelligence Agency, Air Vice Marshal Mohammed Usman, the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Alhaji Yusuf Bichi, and the Director General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Mallam Ahmed Rufa’i Abubakar
President Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, and some other members of the President’s cabinet were also at the meeting.
They included the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; Minister of Defence, Retired Major General Bashir Magashi; and Monguno.
