President Bola Tinubu on Monday carried out a major shake-up of the nation’s security architecture with the immediate retirement of all the service chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba.
Meanwhile, a spike in banditry, kidnapping, oil theft and violent crimes were recorded under the former service chiefs.
Data sourced from the National Security Tracker of the Council on Foreign Relations said those killed in 2022 include 3,972 civilians, 202 military personnel, 186 police officers, 154 vigilantes, 14 security guards and 17 others were reportedly killed in the period under review. However, security experts have commended the President on the appointment of the new service chiefs and the IG, noting that the security chiefs are capable of leading the security agencies to rid the country of insurgency and high-level criminality.
A retired Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Ojukwu said he was optimistic that the newly-appointed security chiefs would help the nation in surmounting its security challenges. He stated, “We even expected Tinubu to sack them the same day he took over from Buhari because those people do not have anything to offer again. Immediately after the election, can you count the number of people killed and kidnapped in Zamfara, in Sokoto, in Kaduna, in Kebbi, in Benue?
Clearing agents operating at the nation’s maritime domain has lauded the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the removal of the Controller General if Customs, Col Hammed Ali .
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