Indications
emerged that President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday gave his service
chiefs the knocks over fresh killings, especially of security personnel
in Borno, Nasarawa, Yobe and other states and directed them to tighten
their belts and save the Federal Government from avoidable
embarrassment.
It
was learnt that the president directed the security chiefs present at
an emergency meeting he held with them yesterday to devise
result-oriented measures that would restore law and order to the
country, especially the north-east and north-central where the killing
of security agents and other innocent Nigerians has been on the rise.
Information
Nigeria reports that following news of the Ombatse killing of scores of
security agents in Nasarawa State, Jonathan made a quick return to the
country suspending his trip to Namibia from South Africa.
According
to a source privy to discussions at the high level security meeting,
the President made it clear in no uncertain terms that he was
disappointed with the service chiefs over the endless killing in the
country and sought an explanation.
“President
Jonathan was not happy at all. He spoke for a very long time, asking
some critical questions. He told the security chiefs he would not
tolerate a situation where policemen and soldiers were being killed like
chickens, and ordered the security chiefs to sit up and put an end to
the bloodletting,” the source said.
The
source adds that the security chiefs cited some unguarded utterances
made by some politicians and other eminent personalities in the north as
reason and even cited the Baga massacre as a case point.
“They
(security chiefs) told the president they were doing their best but the
president replied, ‘I am not satisfied with your best. You must bring
an end to this shameful act once and for all’.”
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