President Buhari expressed his frustrations with the security situation in the country when he met with the Heads of security agencies at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The President's outburst came on the heels of calls by different segments of the country, including the National Assembly, that the service chiefs be relieved of their positions to allow fresh hands to tackle the degenerating security situation in the country.
Briefing State House correspondents after the security meeting presided over by the President, the National Security Adviser, NSA, Major Gen. Babagana Monguno, retd, said the President expressed dismay over the security situation in Nigeria.
He said: "A meeting was just concluded between Mr. President and heads of the security agencies, that is the operational heads consisting of Minister of Defence, the service chiefs and on the other hand, the intelligence components consisting of myself and the intelligence heads.
'Military not weak'
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, who stated this at a briefing yesterday, said while the military and other security agencies were neutralizing the bandits in scores, there were still some soft target attacks as many of the children of the bandits were also bandits whose only means of livelihood right from childhood, had been proceeds of banditry.
