Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately sack Nigeria’s security chiefs over what he described as the government’s failure to curb the worsening insecurity across the country.
In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, Frank expressed outrage over the killing of Nigerian soldiers in Borno State by suspected Boko Haram insurgents, saying the incident reflected a total collapse of the nation’s security architecture.
He said Nigerians were being “killed like chickens daily across the North, South, East, and West,” despite huge budgetary allocations to the defence sector.
His words: “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.”
Frank said the killings have attracted global concern and commended former U.S. President Donald Trump and Senator Ted Cruz for their “moral courage” in condemning the violence in Nigeria.
“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,” he stated.
Frank urged the U.S. government and other international partners to intensify pressure on the Tinubu administration to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
“This administration cannot continue to negotiate with terrorists while detaining innocent and peaceful Nigerians.
“We call on the international community, especially the U.S. government, to intervene and pressurise President Tinubu to release Nnamdi Kanu immediately,” he said.
He also praised Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 elections, for his continued advocacy for Kanu’s release.
