Buhari Has Failed In Improving Security – Northern Elders Forum

The Northern Elders Forum has demanded a total overhaul of the nation’s security architecture, in a bid to competently tackle all the security challenges confronting the nation.

The forum just like the House of Representatives called for the sacking of the Service Chiefs.

This was contained in a statement issued by the forum on Sunday.

The convener of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Professor Ango Abdullahi, said in the statement that the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration has failed to secure the citizens from incessant attacks by bandits and other terrorist groups.

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According to the statement, the forum also lamented that poverty, particularly in the north, and massive social security have worsened under this administration.

“With this type of mindset, it is difficult to see how President Buhari can accept the challenge to radically improve his handling of our security situation.

“Nonetheless, we believe that Nigerians must continue to raise our voices and organize through all legitimate means to demand that the administration addresses major failings in his perception of our situation and his response to our demands for our rights to security,” the statement reads in part.

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The Northern Elders Forum condemned the insurgents’ tactics of targeting Christians and publicising their execution but it also appealed to religious leaders not to fall into the trap of insurgents setting them against each other.

On community policing, the forum recommended the adoption of a more vigorous and inclusive process but asked state governments to exercise higher levels of restraint and responsibility in the manner they respond to security challenges.

Another issue the Northern Elders forum commented on was the restriction order on by the Lagos state government on the operation of commercial motorcycles and tricycle riders.

The forum urged northern state governments to mobilize and support affected riders from the north who may wish to relocate back to the territory.

NAN