Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA), on Tuesday, charged the newly appointed Service Chiefs, National Security Adviser and the Inspector General of Police to hit the ground running immediately and subdue terrorists, bandits and vicious killer herdsmen mauling Nigerians to death in unimaginable numbers daily.

HURIWA in a statement by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, stated that the sacking of the Service Chiefs was a welcome development as they could not live up to expectations.

The group added that with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu heeding the persistent demands by HURIWA and other well-meaning organizations and people in the forefront of calls for the reorganization of the security apparatus, the newly appointed military chiefs must keep their eyes on the ball and bring in the much desired peace and stability lacking in the country currently

Onwubiko said: “The sacking of the poorly performed Service Chiefs and their replacement is a welcome development that we at HURIWA have been trumpeting for years but the Muhammadu Buhari administration refused to heed the voice of reason.

“During Buhari’s eight-year administration, terrorists, bandits and killer herdsmen slaughtered over 55,000 innocent Nigerians while Buhari watched on.

“Now that Buhari’s successor, President Bola Tinubu has dismissed them, the newly appointed ones must start work immediately and bring terrorism, banditry and herdsmen aggression under foot and make the country secure and peaceful for all Nigerians.

“We note that the appointments to a great extent are in compliance with Federal Character Principles recognized by the Nigerian Constitution. However, the appointees must be fair and just and protect all Nigerians regardless of tribe and religious biases. They should set a new record that there won’t be terrorist attacks any longer in Nigeria.”

Three weeks after his inauguration, President Tinubu carried out a major shake-up of the security architecture in the country by firing all the Service Chiefs and appointed new ones.

The President has named the former Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu, as his new National Security Adviser (NSA) to replace Babagana Monguno.