The Senate on Tuesday asked all Service Chiefs to resign over the recent killing of soldiers in Katsina and Borno state, and mass resignation of over 350 soldiers from the military.
The Senate also resolved that the top hierarchy of the military should brief its relevant committees on the factors militating against the operations of the military to find a way forward.
The Senate also resolved to observe a minute silence to honour soldiers and members of other security agencies that have lost their lives during their fight against insurgency so far.
The resolutions of the Senate followed the consideration of a motion titled: “Rising casualties among Nigerian soldiers and other security agencies” moved by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (Borno South), The Nation reports.
Senator Ndume moved his motion on the back of the ambush of soldiers recently and the alleged voluntary resignation of soldiers.
According to the Senator, it is worrying that soldiers were ambushed recently in Katsina with several of them killed as well as allegations of unprecedented voluntary retirement of over 200 soldiers.
He said if this trend continues, it will have dire consequences on the country.
Despite his concerns about the security situation, Senator Ndume did not call for the dismissal of the service chiefs.
The call for their dismissal was an additional prayer to his motion in the course of deliberations.
