Why ICC Should Probe Sacked Service Chiefs – Fayose |The Source

By Akinwale Kasali

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Peter Fayose, has called on the International Criminal Court, ICC, to immediately probe the immediate past Service Chiefs of Nigeria.

The Service chiefs were relieved of their jobs yesterday, Tuesday January 26, 2021. They had been  due for retirement a long time ago, but for inexplicable reasons, President Muhammadu Buhari kept renewing their appointments.

However, reacting to their replacement, Fayose, a strong Critic of  President Buhari’s administration accused the former s5ervice Chiefs of serving themselves and their pockets, alleging that the former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai should be probed alongside other retired Service Chiefs for  Human Rights Abuse.

He also told the new Service Chiefs to learn from their immediate predecessors and remember that nothing lasts forever.

In a tweet, he wrote: “Though coming after persistent pressure from Nigerians, President Buhari’s removal of the Service Chiefs and their replacement is a right step in the right direction. It is yet another victory for the people of Nigeria.

“The sacked Service Chiefs only served themselves and their pockets and can at best be described as “Disservice Chiefs” under whom Nigeria became completely insecured.

“It is my call to the ICC and other relevant authorities that tenure of the “sacked” Service Chiefs should be investigated, most importantly human rights abuses and extra judicial killings under their watch and commands.

“The new Service Chiefs should learn from their immediate predecessors and remember nothing lasts forever”.