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North East elders under the aegis of Coalition of Northern East Elders for Peace and Development (CNEEPD) have denounced insinuations that they were paid to campaign for the sack of service chiefs over the country’s worsening security situation, saying their call was borne out of patriotism.
This is even as it accused Human Rights Writers Association (HURIWA) of being insensitive to the plight of thousands of people in the North East affected by banditry, terrorism and other security challenges.
CNEEPD’s National Coordinator, Zana Goni, in a statement,yesterday,said only anti-people and anti-progress individuals and groups would attack those calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to relieve the service chiefs of their appointments even in the face of consistent violent attacks on citizens, particularly in Nigeria’s North East, North West and North Central.
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The Coalition of Northern East Elders for Peace and Development (CNEEPD) has accused the Human Rights Writers Association (HURIWA) of insensitivity to the plight of thousands of people in the region.
The elders said only anti-people and anti-progress groups would attack anyone calling for the sack of Service Chiefs in the face of violent attacks and insurgency in the North East, banditry and kidnapping in the North West and North Central, as well as other crimes across the country.
Recall that HURIWA had issued a statement wherein it attacked the Northern elders for calling for the replacement of the security heads, who have remained in office, despite the embarrassing precarious security situation in the country.
The Coalition of Northern East Elders for Peace and Development (CNEEPD) has accused the Human Rights Writers Association (HURIWA) of insensitivity to the plight of thousands of people in the region suffering the misfortune of worsening insecurity in the country.
According to the respected elders, only individuals and groups that were anti-people and anti-progress, would attack those calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to relieve the Service Chiefs of their appointments, in the face of violent attacks occasioned by heightened insurgency/terrorism in the North East, banditry/kidnapping in the North West/North Central and others crimes assailing the nation.
HURIWA had issued a statement wherein it attacked the Northern elders for calling for the replacement of the military heads, who have remained in office, despite insecurity crisis in the country.