{"id":288012,"date":"2020-12-01T23:05:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T22:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=288012"},"modified":"2020-12-01T23:05:07","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T22:05:07","slug":"insecurity-again-senate-asks-buhari-to-fire-service-chiefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=288012","title":{"rendered":"Insecurity: Again, Senate Asks Buhari To Fire Service Chiefs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Nigerian Senate has again called on President Muhamadu Buhari to sack all Service Chiefs due to their failure to ensure adequate security in the country.<br \/>\nThe resolution of the senate was a sequel to a motion sponsored by Kashim Shettima, Senator representing Borno Central.<br \/>\n<span class=\"container container-pod container-pod-short\"><span class=\"adunit-parent hide block-module block-module-ad block-module-ad-300x250\"><span class=\"block-module-image-wrapper\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"ds-1col file file-image file-image-jpeg view-mode-embedded centered clearfix block-story-object block-story-object-resource block-story-object-resource-image\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"block-story-object-asset\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-element file-embedded\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\" src=\"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/storage\/2020\/12\/Insecurity-Again-Senate-Asks-Buhari-To-Fire-Service-Chiefs.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\nShettima drew the attention of senators to the killing of over 45 farmers at Kwashabe village, about 20 kilometres north of Maiduguri, Borno\u2019s capital.<br \/>\nThe upper legislative chamber also asked the Nigerian government to equip the troops with modern weapons.<br \/>\nChief 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 are all overdue for retirement, critics of the government say.<br \/>\nDespite calls for their sack, President Buhari has kept them in office.<br \/>\n<span class=\"ds-1col block-story-object block-story-object-link block-story-object-link-story\" about=\"http:\/\/saharareporters.com\/2020\/12\/01\/enough-enough-sack-service-chiefs-now-northern-activists-tell-buhari\" typeof=\"sioc:Item foaf:Document\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"block-story-object-content\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"block-story-object-content-body\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"node node-story node-promoted node-sticky taxonomy-sahara-reporters view-mode-embedded_link block-module block-module-small block-module-story\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"block-module-image block-module-image-scale-to-fit\"><span class=\"block-module-image-wrapper\"><span class=\"image-background-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\" src=\"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/storage\/2020\/12\/1606849970_789_Insecurity-Again-Senate-Asks-Buhari-To-Fire-Service-Chiefs.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"\"><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian Senate has again called on President Muhamadu Buhari to sack all Service Chiefs due to their failure to ensure adequate security in the country. The resolution of the senate was a sequel to a motion sponsored by Kashim Shettima, Senator representing Borno Central. 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