By Akinwale Kasali
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to, with immediate effect, order the sack of Service Chiefs. Failing to do so, the Forum is threatening a full blown protest against the President and his Government.
The call for their Immediate removal is coming on the wave of the recent killing of over Fifty (50) rice Farmers in Zabarmari community in Borno State, by members of the Boko Haram terrorists group.
The Group lamented that the decurity architecture of the nation is nothing to write home about following the failure of the Service Chiefs to live to their responsibilities.
The Group said that the President should take the issue of sacking the Service Chiefs as a thing of urgency, or face mass protest from youths.
At a Press Conference in Kano, the President of the Group, Zaid Ayuba, said it was necessary to take the bold step or the Group will stage a Protest.
Explaining their demands further at the Conference, the group lamented the fact that killing, kidnapping, and banditry have become a common occurrence in the Northern part of Nigeria. They condemned the recent killing of rice Farmers in Zabarmari community of Borno State, staying that with such occurrence, the continued stay of the the service Chiefs in office is no longer tolerable.
“Killing, kidnapping,and banditry have become a common occurrence in the Northern Nigeria. But the killing of Zabarmari farmers has made continued retention of security Chiefs intolerable…” , the group reported.
Recall that about two weeks ago, a group of Boko Haram terrorists, invaded a rice farm in the Zabarmari community of Borno State and butchered about 67 rice farmers.
Many people are baffled while the President has refused to replace his Service Chiefs whose efforts seem insufficient to harnessing the security forces available in the country to fight and eliminate the various terrorist groups in the country.
It will be recalled that the Audu Ogbeh led Arewa Consultative Forum, as have many Nigerians, also called for the removal of the Service Chiefs, all of whom have since passed their retirement ages. But none of the calls has cut any ice with the President.
His aides say it is his prerogative to either sack or keep them.
