According to report reaching oyogist.com, the Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike, has reported called on the Federal Government to use all available machinery in ending the insurgency in the country.
Governor Wike, who made this known during the wreath laying in commemoration of the Armed Forces Remember Day ceremony in Port Harcourt, the state capital, noted that the deteriorating security architecture is a major concern for every Nigerian.
He used the medium in urging the Federal Government in changing its tactics in combating insecurity in the country while noting the security challenges were overwhelming the Nigerian security forces.
“A country is as strong as its Armed Forces. Her inability to defeat the Boko Haram insurgency despite years of full military engagement shows that all is not well with our approaches and commitments to the battle against the internal insecurity.
“Today, therefore, also raises the need for all of us to be worried by the deteriorating security situation across the country and restate the call on the Federal Government to do everything necessary to bring the security threat by Boko Haram and bandits to a decisive end in the shortest possible time.
“We thank the service chiefs for their efforts so far in the battle against the insurgents. But we also align with the concern of citizens that having seemingly reached their wit’s end, they should now give way for fresh hands and ideas to give the fight the impetus that it so strongly needs to ensure that Boko Haram and banditry are comprehensively defeated and smoked out of existence.
“The time has come for the Federal Government to stop the pretence, change strategy, seek help from our friends and confront the urgency of the internal insecurity situation in Nigeria with every weaponry at its disposal to stop the killing, free all hostages and improve the physical security of our country for all Nigerians.”
