- ‘Changing Service Chiefs Is Not the Solution’ – Enenche Replies Adeboye
- Retired general rejects Adeboye’s call for security chiefs to resign
- He urges stronger commitment to tackling terrorism and banditry
Former Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche (retd.), has dismissed calls for the resignation of Nigeria’s service chiefs over the country’s persistent security challenges.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the retired military officer was reacting to a recent statement by the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, who urged the Federal Government to issue a 90-day ultimatum to security chiefs to eliminate terrorists or step down from office.
Adeboye had made the call in a video shared on X, expressing concern over the continued wave of insecurity across the country.
However, speaking during an interview with Arise Television on Tuesday, Enenche argued that replacing service chiefs would not provide a lasting solution to Nigeria’s security problems.
According to him, the nation’s security challenges require sustained commitment, strategic action and collective responsibility rather than frequent changes in military leadership.
Enenche maintained that the effectiveness of the fight against terrorism should not be measured solely by whether service chiefs remain in office, stressing that security operations require continuity and long-term planning.
“So, we have it, and that is why I’m happy because people may be thinking the service chiefs are not working. I can tell you, if you change service chiefs every six months, every one year, it is not the solution at all,” he said.
“I don’t joke with security at all. And I encourage every other person to do that. So, what we are doing is that we must, as a matter of fact, take it seriously.
“It is not beyond what we should do, because if we don’t act now, it will continue and be rolling over. They will say from this administration to another, and that must stop,” Enenche added.
