President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that he will not be probing Nigeria’s Security Chiefs, saying that he has confidence in what they are doing and will not “disrespect the institution” with the threat of a probe.
The President said this in a chat with members of the press on Monday night, where he discussed his administration and governance of Nigeria so far.
Tinubu, when asked if he will be probing security chiefs on the prevalent insecurity in Nigeria, said, “I’m not probing any service chief. You cannot disrespect the institution because of threat of probe, and you cannot fight this war without investment in technology, in weaponry.”
“They are living and operating in a very serious condition. We have huge country, a very huge one, and lots of forests, unoccupied spaces. Give them credit for what they are doing, I am proud of what they are doing today. No need to probe,” he added.
Speaking further on the subject matter of security, Tinubu was asked how he felt about the current state of Nigeria’s security compared to past administrations, to which he responded, “Today, I have confidence in my security architecture of this country.”
He went on to say, “Today, you can still travel on the roads. Before now, it was impossible. It takes one incident to mess up an organised environment, it takes one. You cannot say the military is not prepared when the near Brigade Battalion was attacked. You can’t laugh at your nation because of that. The enemies within and without are watching what you are doing. You have to be prepared 100 percent, 24 hours of the time to make sure people are safe.
“Today, that is not the story any longer. People can leave Kaduna and still go towards Kafanchan by road. Well, the road may not be that smooth, but gradually, we will be there.”
Ozioma Samuel-Ugwuezi
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