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Change service chiefs, security strategy – Wike urge FG

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has called on the Federal Government to change the service chiefs and alter its security strategies to allow fresh ideas tackle the threats to the country’s internal insecurity.

Wike made the call on Friday during the wreath-laying and parade ceremony organised to mark the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Port Harcourt.

The governor acknowledged the efforts made so far by the country’s security chiefs in the battle against insurgents.

He, however, noted that despite full military engagement with Boko Haram and killer bandits, the threats appeared to be overwhelming the country’s security agencies.

The governor said Boko Haram, bandits and killer herdsmen continued to overrun communities, randomly killing and abducting helpless people.

He said the insurgents also destroyed private and public property with relative ease insisting time it was time the federal government took decisive action to end such menace.

He said: “A country is as strong as its Armed Forces. Her inability to defeat the Boko Haram insurgency despite years of full military engagement shows that all is not well with our approaches and commitments to the battle against the internal insecurity.

“Today, therefore, also raises the need for all of us to be worried by the deteriorating security situation across the country and restate the call on the federal government to do everything necessary to bring the security threat by Boko Haram and armed bandits to a decisive end in the shortest possible time.

“We thank the service chiefs for their efforts so far in the battle against the insurgents. But we also align with the concern of citizens that having seemingly reached their wit end, they should now give way for fresh hands and ideas to give the fight the impetus that it so strongly needs to ensure that Boko Haram and killer bandits are comprehensively defeated and smoked out of existence.

“The time has come for the federal government to stop the pretense, change strategy, seek help from our friends and confront the urgency of the internal insecurity situation in Nigeria with every weaponry at its disposal to stop the killing, free all hostages and improve the physical security of our country for all Nigerians”.

The governor said that all Nigerians were gracious beneficiaries of the various sacrifices made by the Armed Forces as they put their life on the line to defend the country.

Wike said the least duty every Nigerian owed the soldiers, veterans, and their families was to continue to remember, honour and celebrate them for their extraordinary courage in service and sacrifice to the country.

He said: “On this solemn day and occasion therefore, we join the rest of our country to honour and pay tribute to all our soldiers who died at the various battlefields in the service of our nation.

“We also salute and honour every serving member of Nigerian Armed Forces carrying on today in the noble tradition of those before them dutifully defending our nation’s territorial integrity.

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