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President Muhammadu Buhari has told the heads of security agencies in the country to justify their continuous stay in office, expressing annoyance at their less than satisfactory performance in office.
The president, who held a meeting with the service chiefs in Abuja on Thursday, said that he will no longer accept further escalation of insecurity in the country, which has led to protests, especially in the North West.
Briefing State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, the National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, said the president was “extremely unhappy” and wanted a reversal in the deteriorating security situation across the country.
The NSA said the president told the security chiefs that they were not imposed on him, and it was therefore up to them to prove themselves.
Monguno said the president was also unhappy at the continuous lack of synergy among the various security agencies and wanted the situation resolved.
He added that the president said he will no longer accept excuses and expected them to henceforth live up to expectations.