Reactions have continued to path the main shake-up within the safety structure permitted by President Bola Tinubu on Friday.
Some social media customers who reacted to the event attributed the sack of the service chiefs to a latest hearsay of an tried navy coup in Nigeria.
DAILY POST studies that social media was flooded final week with rumours of an tried navy coup, however the Nigerian Military vehemently debunked them.
The alleged coup plot, which was reported by a number of on-line newspapers, claimed that some troopers linked to the plan had been arrested.
Barely per week after the report, President Bola Tinubu on Friday sacked the service chiefs.
Tinubu, in accordance to an announcement by his media aide, Sunday Dare, named Lieutenant Common Olufemi Oluyede as the brand new Chief of Defence Workers, changing Common Christopher Musa, whereas Main-Common W. Shaibu was appointed as the brand new Chief of Military Workers.
In the identical vein, Air Vice Marshal S.Ok. Aneke grew to become Chief of Air Workers, whereas Rear Admiral I. Abbas is the brand new Chief of Naval Workers.
Social media customers subsequently took to their numerous accounts to categorical their views on the event.
They alleged that the President dismissed the service chiefs due to the alleged coup plot to overthrow his authorities.
Listed here are some of the reactions from X (previously Twitter) as compiled by DAILY POST:
@abbkar_ai: “The killings of harmless residents every day by bandits and Boko Haram weren’t sufficient to immediate the removing of the Service Chiefs, but a mere coup plot in opposition to the President instantly grew to become the explanation for his or her dismissal.
“It’s heartbreaking that the lives of odd Nigerians imply so little till energy itself feels threatened.”
@ennyola0015: “The coup d’état rumor turned out to be true. President Tinubu’s resolution to sack the service chiefs wasn’t merely precautionary; it was a daring and assertive transfer.”
@mni_JJ: “They’ve confirmed that the coup try was actual. Service chiefs, together with the Southern Kaduna star boy, have been dismissed.”
@Maibitil_: “The harmless residents who had been brutally killed by bandits, together with the safety personnel murdered by Boko Haram, weren’t sufficient to sack the Service Chiefs till a coup plot in opposition to his poor Govt was revealed. What a callous and avaricious intoxicated chief.”
@mindaffairss: “Lie a few Faux coup so you may change the few service chiefs from the North along with your kinsmen from the SW. Federal republic of APC yoruba model.”
Nevertheless, a presidential spokesperson, Sunday Dare, informed DAILY POST that Tinubu’s transfer was geared toward boosting “safety throughout the nation”.
