Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Timi Frank, has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately sack the nation’s security chiefs following the unabated killings of Nigerians across the country.
Frank made the call in a statement on Sunday in reaction to the fresh killing of soldiers in Borno State by suspected Boko Haram insurgents.
He expressed concern over the rising wave of insecurity, banditry, and kidnappings, describing the situation as a national tragedy that requires urgent executive action.
According to Frank, Nigerians are being killed “like chickens” daily across the North, South, East, and West, a clear indication that the country’s security architecture has collapsed under the current leadership.
Our soldiers and policemen are dying in large numbers due to poor funding and lack of proper equipment. Despite massive budgetary allocations to the security sector, the funds do not reach the men and women on the front lines, nor are they used to purchase the right equipment needed to combat insecurity,” the statement read.
According to him, the continuous killings have attracted international attention, and he commended US President Donald Trump and Senator Ted Cruz for their advocacy on behalf of Nigerians, especially their condemnation of the incessant killing of Nigerians in parts of the country.
Frank urged Tinubu to heed Trump and other United States of America leaders’ counsel on insecurity.
We commend President Donald Trump for his concern and moral courage in speaking against the killings of Nigerians. We equally commend Senator Ted Cruz for lending his voice to these injustices. Their actions have helped to break the silence of our political class, especially those in the ruling party,” the statement added.
Nigeria has always maintained a cordial relationship with the United States. We will not allow any government or individuals to destroy that friendship. As Nigerians, we remain committed to strengthening our ties with the U.S. in the interest of peace, democracy, and global security,” he said.
He lambasted the Nigerian Senate for criticising Ted Cruz over his comments about the killing of innocent Nigerians, describing them as a “disgrace and disappointment.”
If the Senate and, by extension, the National Assembly had faithfully and diligently carried out their constitutional mandate of oversight and representation in checkmating executive recklessness, like the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu and getting the security chiefs to act in protecting the lives and getting the security chiefs to act in protecting the lives and property of Nigerians, Senator Ted Cruz would not have picked on Nigeria as a good example of unwarranted killings and intimidation of innocent citizens by deadly gangs.
Look at how they took their time to respond to Senator Ted Cruz’s comments, while they failed over the years to stand for justice by calling for the release of Nnamdi Kanu or to ensure through their oversight powers that the security chiefs live up to their mandate to protect defenceless Nigerians from horrific attacks and killings,” he said.
