Buhari reads riot act to Service Chiefs, says excuses will no longer be tolerated

Yusuf Bello|President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday expressed displeasure with security chiefs over the rising level of insecurity in the country and the way the situation is being handled in many parts of the country.

This President who expressed his displeasure at a meeting with the Service Chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, warned that excuses would no longer be tolerated and asked them to do more to secure the nation and its people.

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 outcome of the meeting was made public by the national security adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno rtd, while speaking with state house correspondents shortly after the meeting.

According to Monguno, 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, sparking criticism over the worsening insecurity in the country, especially the North West.

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, Ibok Ekwe Ibas; and the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai.

Others included the police boss; the Chief of Defence Intelligence Agency, Air Vice Marshal Mohammed Usman, the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Yusuf Bichi; and the Director-General Nigeria Intelligence Agency Ahmed Abubakar.

Also at the meeting were, Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; Minister of Defence, Retired Major General Bashir Magashi.