Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, has said that the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. Gen. Farouk Yahaya and all the top ranking military officers, should be sacked over the spade of insecurity in Nigeria.
Fani-Kayode made this revelation while advising President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to strengthen more the protection of Nigerians.
He made reference to reports originating from the Department of State Services, DSS, warning the military about the terror unleashed on Kaduna train and Kuje prison by terrorists, but no reaction was done.
The All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain has wondered if the Nigerian military High Command was not competent or weak.
According to Fani-Kayode: “A situation whereby the DSS not only WARNED the military about the Kaduna train attack & kidnapping but ALSO the Kuje prison break well BEFORE they both took place & the military REFUSED to act to prevent or resist either of them gives cause for alarm & raises many questions.
“The DSS, NIA & NPF are doing their job & they have lost so many men in the course of this conflict.
“Our young soldiers & junior officers who are fighting in the killing fields are doing their best too but why are our SENIOR OFFICERS & MILITARY COMMANDERS so INCOMPETENT & WEAK? Is there not more to this than meets the eye?
“It is increasingly difficult to comprehend the glaring incompetence & lack of patriotism, professionalism, diligence & courage of the leadership of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
“Is this the same military that once proudly led ECOMOG to victory in the West African sub-region?
“Is this the same military that once gave the Chadians & Libyans a bloody nose?
“Is this the same military that once faced down the Cameronians & French in the Bakassi Peninsukrs?
“Is this the same military that once kept us safe & protected us from enemies within & without?
“Is this the same military that was once led by Murtala Mohammed, Benjamin Adekunle, Olusegun Obasanjo, T.Y. Danjuma, Sani Abacha and Ibrahim Babangida.
“Is this the same military that was once regarded as the most powerful & effective fighting force in sub-saharan Africa?
“Is this the same military that politicians and our people once spoke of with respect & in whispered tones. How are the mighty fallen!
“Who will defend us from these foreign barbarians and invaders now?
“Who will stand against the terrorists that have plagued our land & that slaughter our people like sallah rams & Xmas turkeys? This is no longer about party politics. This is now about saving the lives of our people who are being butchered & terrorised in a most horrendous way.
“The entire military high command & the COAS have to go & the FG has to do far more to protect our people. We owe them that much. To criticise our own where we have gone wrong, though rare & unfashionable, is an act of patriotism & not one of rebellion. Nigeria must come FIRST!”
