End Terrorism Within 90 Days or Resign, Adeboye Tells Service Chiefs

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has called on the Federal Government to give Nigeria’s security chiefs a 90-day ultimatum to eliminate terrorists.

He stated that security chiefs should resign if they fail to achieve results within the specified period.

Adeboye made the call in a video shared on his X handle on Tuesday.

He expressed concern over the worsening security situation in the country.

The cleric urged urgent action against perpetrators of violence.

He emphasized that security chiefs must be held accountable for results in the fight against terrorism.

Adeboye said, “You can only advise the commander-in-chief. You can’t command him, because if you command the commander-in-chief, then you become the commander of the commander-in-chief. That doesn’t make sense.”

He added, “But I’ve tried. And God is my witness. I don’t want to take much of your time.”

Adeboye continued, “What should we do now? I’m talking to you as my children. If I were asked to make suggestions, I would say quietly to our government, move fast. And tell our security chiefs, get rid of these terrorists within 90 days, or resign.”

The cleric further urged the government to target not only terrorists but also their sponsors, regardless of their influence.

He said, “When giving orders to the service chiefs this time around, we should make it clear to them that they are not only to eliminate the terrorists; they should eliminate their sponsors, no matter how influential they may be.”

Adeboye recalled that a former Nigerian president issued a similar directive to security chiefs.

He said the order was not fully enforced after the deadline elapsed.

He explained, “There was a president, unfortunately he’s dead now… who called the service chiefs together and said, I give you three months. Get rid of all these Boko Haram people, or resign.”

Adeboye added, “He ran with that advice, but he didn’t follow it through… because he gave the order as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. But security operatives moved fast.”

The cleric said he later met the late president after the deadline passed.

He noted that the experience shaped his current recommendation.

Adeboye explained, “So I went to see him… this time, somehow, the press got to know that I visited him… unfortunately, like I said, he’s not alive now.”

He reiterated that his advice to the government remains that security chiefs must target both terrorists and their sponsors.

He said this applies “no matter how influential they may be.”

The cleric’s remarks come amid renewed concerns over terrorist attacks, banditry, and kidnappings across Nigeria.

There have been growing calls for stronger measures to address insecurity.

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