Indications have emerged that President Goodluck Jonathan may sack top Military officers in light of the recent attack on an Air Force base by members of the Boko Haram sect.
The action would be taken if the case of sabotage or negligence of duty is proven. The attacks on December 2 left the base in near-total destruction, with heavy casualties on both sides.
Leadership reports:
President Goodluck Jonathan had held an emergency meeting with the Security Council where he expressed shock and disappointment with the service chiefs and ordered them to investigate and brief him on the factors responsible for the security breach in the ancient city despite the fact that the state was under emergency rule.
“President Jonathan is angry over the incident. He did not mince words while meeting
with the Security Council immediately he got the report. He asked the NSA to summon the service chiefs to the State House and asked for the factors responsible for the dawn attack. The service chiefs suspect sabotage and they promised to unmask those responsible with a view to bringing them to book,” a presidency source disclosed.
Yesterday morning, the Chief of Defence staff, Admiral Ola Ibrahim, ordered a fact-finding team to Maiduguri to investigate the incident.