Breaking: Again, Senate Asks Military Chiefs To Go In New Resolution

'Dotun Akintomide
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The Nigerian Senate has again passed a resolution, demanding an urgent sack of military service chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Senators predicated their decision on the spate of killings in the country and the reported mass exit of soldiers from the Nigerian Army.

The New Diplomat had reported that soldiers have been quitting the Army citing a loss of interest and the increasing number of casualties on the side of the military.

Chairman Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume moved the motion asking the military chiefs to step down.

Amending the motion, Senator Francis Fadahunsi representing Osun East Senatorial District said: “Mr President, distinguished colleagues, I hereby moved an amendment to the resolution that all the Service Chiefs should step down.”

The Senate also mandated the joint committees of Army, Navy and Defence, Interior, Airforce to interface with the concerned heads of security agencies.

Ndume lamented the high level of casualties among the rank and file of the Military and other Security Agencies.

Recall over 21 Soldiers were recently ambushed in Gamboa in Borno State.

The Senate has said that it has become imperative for the Service Chiefs to step down especially against the backdrop of recent action where over 356 soldiers were reported to have resigned from the force.

The four service chiefs include Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar and Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Marshal Ibok- Ete Ibas.

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