Northern elders demand sack of National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, over Nigerian Defense Academy attack

The  Coalition of Northern Elders for Peace and Growth (CNEPD) has referred to as for the speedy sack of the Nationwide Safety Adviser, Main Common Babagana Monguno (Rtd) over the assault on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA).

Armed bandits wearing navy uniforms stormed the Defence Academy within the early hours of Tuesday, August 24, killing two and abducting one officer.

The Northern Elders in an announcement launched by its Nationwide Coordinator, Engr. Zana Goni, blamed the assault on the dearth of intelligence gathering. They mentioned it was time for the President to cast off Monguno following the worsening insecurity within the nation.

In keeping with the elders, the deteriorating security situation across the country is an indication that Monguno, who manages the nation’s safety was not on high of his recreation.

“We discover it as soon as extra expedient to touch upon the worsening safety state of affairs within the nation, particularly the newest assault on a navy formation, the Nigerian Defence Academy, which is the establishment the place future navy leaders are skilled.

We woke as much as the unhappy information of the assault on the NDA, leaving two officers killed and another abducted by bandits with heavy hearts. If it was not the affirmation of this unbelievable motion by the Academy’s spokesperson, Bashir Jajira, we might have nonetheless been doubtful.

The truth that a fortified navy establishment might be so simply invaded by armed militias with out resistance has left us with the conclusion that no a part of this nation and no citizen,irrespective of his or standing is secure once more.

With out mincing phrases, we want to attribute this ugly growth to intelligence failure and gaps within the capability of our armed forces. We want to strongly say right here that the assault is a slap on the Nigeria intelligence neighborhood and the armed forces.

The retention of the Nationwide Safety Adviser, Common Babagana Monguno on the time the president listened to the voice of purpose and changed service chiefs, could also be contributing to the continual deteriorating safety state of affairs within the nation.

Given the state of affairs, we want to humbly and respectively enchantment to our pricey President, Muhammadu Buhari, to as a matter of pressing nationwide significance, change the NSA, whose tenure since his assumption of workplace,has been characterised by heightened Boko Haram actions, banditry,kidnap for ransom and different heinous crimes with out finish in sight.

We reinstate unequivocally that Monguno has failed to supply helpful recommendation to handle the scourging insecurity within the nation and due to this fact,doesn’t deserve steady keep in workplace.

As Northern elders,we now have discovered it essential to name on President Buhari to take away the Nationwide Safety Adviser, Main-Common Babagana Monguno (retd), whose workplace and duties are important to the achievement of complete safety all around the nation however hasn’t used the excessive esteem of his workplace in any productive methods since his appointment as NSA.

The explanation for this name will not be farfetched. We imagine that Main-Gen Monguno was a part of the gross failure related to the tenure of the previous safety chiefs and his continued presence in workplace will make the success Buhari meant to realize with the adjustments very tough, if not utterly inconceivable.

It will be significant that the NSA get replaced and the safety structure of the nation reviewed in order that the method of injecting contemporary blood could be accomplished.

We imagine that the service chiefs want a clear slate to succeed as to keep away from being tied to the springs of the previous deadly failures. This name is each patriotic and completely apolitical as anticipated from a accountable group of elders in our pricey area

It could be to the best pursuits of Nigeria for the president to heed this name and act on it instantly,” the group said.