Rivers lawmaker, Betty Apiafi has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack all Security Chiefs, saying that they have outlived their tenure in office.
Contributing to the motion “Nigerian Security Challenges”, on Wednesday in Abuja, the lawmaker insisted that “all the Security Chiefs are occupying offices illegally.”
She noted that security challenge was at its highest peak because the nation’s head of security have run out of ideas, adding that government ought to have injected fresh people.
According to her, they have done their best and should be discharged from office immediately.
Senator Apiafi’s position was at the instance of overwhelming insecurity in the nation that precipitated a heated debate on the floor of red Chambers.
“Mr President, distinguished colleagues, Security Chiefs tenure have long ago expired.
“They are occupying offices illegally and they should be sack, particularly that they have done their best and have ran out of ideas”, the female lawmaker insisted.
Moreso, Senator Matthew Urhoghide representing Edo South Senatorial district blamed killings to the infiltration of foreigners.
He said: “criminals from “Niger, Chad, comes into the country through porous borders”, to perpetuate crimes with reckless abandon.
Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, let the truth be told, no Fulani will invade another Fulani community to kill in the manner they are doing. ”
” If you look at the way,they kill, you will know that those are foreigners and not locals. So we must do something about our porous borders”, Senator Uroghide maintained.
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