Yoruba youths kick against calls for sack of service chiefs
- A group of Yoruba youths has asked President Buhari to not pay attention to calls for him to sack his service chiefs
- The group said some individuals are out to politicise the killings going on in some northern parts of the country
The National Committee of Yoruba Youth has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to disregard calls for the sack of the nation’s service chiefs over increasing violence in Plateau, Benue and some other parts of the country.
The group said some people are trying to politicise the killings going on in the northern parts of the country.
The group's president, Comrade Odeyemi Oladimeji, said: “People who are supposed to work with government and the affected communities, as stakeholders, have resorted into making political gains, out of these unfortunate incidences that have led to the loss of lives on many Nigerians and properties.
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"We see this call as a serious attempt at demoralizing the nation’s armed forces, who are currently engaged in tackling series of insurgencies and internal security challenges, many of which are politically motivated, by some self-serving politicians and their sympathisers.
“We are really dismayed, over the inability of these persons, who are desperate about making political gains through the present situation, and are spearheading the call for the sack of the service chiefs, to acknowledge the efforts and landmark achievements, that have been made by the Nigerian military in the fight against insurgency, and other form of banditry across the nation, over the past few months.
“As patriotic Nigerians, we have observed the series of a well-funded and politically orchestrated falsehood and the campaign of calumny against our Military especially the Nigerian Army from some politicians and self-serving individuals. While it is an open secret that some unpatriotic politicians are behind the recruitment and arming of these various ethnic militias terrorising our various communities. We also strongly condemn the attempt to politicise our nation’s security and the patriotism and selflessness of our service chiefs and their personnel."
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Legit.ng previously reported that an association of cattle breeders, the Miyetti Allah Kautal, has faulted calls by some Nigerians for the sacking of the service chiefs over claims that they had failed to protect the lives of Nigerians.
The group in an interview on Monday, July 2, labeled those calling for the sack of the service chiefs as corrupt.
The secretary-general of the group, Saleh Al-Hassan, said the security agencies were doing their best to tackle the issue of proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the country.
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