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Experts to service chiefs: Relocate to N/East for 6 months

- By Abbas Jimoh

The Coalition of Concerned Nigeria Security Experts (CCNSE) yesterday slammed the service chiefs for choosing to operate from Abuja, asking them to relocate to the Northeast, the epicentre of insecurity in Nigeria.

The coalition expressed concern that two months after the security chiefs assumed office, insecurity was getting worse.

Its national coordinato­r, Prof. Otedola Adekunle and national secretary, Dr Chris Aklo, challenged the security heads to live up to their responsibi­lities, saying that two months was enough for them to make some visible impact in tackling insecurity

“Since the most anticipate­d appointmen­ts of the new service chiefs on the January 26, 2021, we expected that by now, there would be at least a gradual turnaround in the security of the country, but it’s sad that the security situation keeps deteriorat­ing on a daily basis with new dimensions to it,” they said.

They decried that over 39 students of the College of Forestry in Kaduna State and several other kidnapped were still in captivity.

“Instead of seeing concrete actions that could stamp out insecurity, all we hear is still rhetoric and promises. This is unacceptab­le. It is certainly not what Nigerians are expecting now. We want actions and practical steps toward defeating these monsters once and for all.

“President Muhammadu Buhari gave them six weeks from the date of their decoration­s to change the game in the security sector, but frankly speaking, things are getting worse. Nigerians are tired and want to see quick and urgent results too.”

 ?? Photo: Government House, Lafia ?? From left: Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State; Ag. Chief Executive Officer of Media Trust Limited (MTL), Malam Nura Mamman Daura; Editor-in-Chief of Daily Trust, Malam Naziru Mikailu Abubakar and General Manager, Business & Strategy, MTL, Ahmed Shekarau, during a courtesy call by the MTL’s management on the Nasarawa State governor, on Wednesday, at the Government House in Lafia.
Photo: Government House, Lafia From left: Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State; Ag. Chief Executive Officer of Media Trust Limited (MTL), Malam Nura Mamman Daura; Editor-in-Chief of Daily Trust, Malam Naziru Mikailu Abubakar and General Manager, Business & Strategy, MTL, Ahmed Shekarau, during a courtesy call by the MTL’s management on the Nasarawa State governor, on Wednesday, at the Government House in Lafia.

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