The Buhari Youth Organisation (BYO), Lagos State chapter, on Wednesday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to punish the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, for defying his order.
The group made the call in a statement jointly signed by its Coordinator and General Secretary in the state, Mr AbdulWaheed Odunuga and Mr Adekunle Aderibigbe.
Recall that Buhari had in Benue on Monday said he was not aware that the IGP Idris flouted his directive to relocate to the state after the killing of 73 people on New Year Day.
According to the group, it was sad that the IGP, the number one policeman in the country, had to wait for the directive of the president before addressing crucial mayhem and massacre in Benue.
“The IGP decided to renege on the oath of his office by taking solace in another state, while some Nigerians were begging for their lives to be saved in the hands of armed herdsmen.
“The serving police officers in the troubled region could not have done more than what their role model and leader, Ibrahim Idris, did at that moment.
“In a war where the commander is hiding, the combatants will either do the same or defy orders,” it said.
It added that the continuous service of the police boss would amount to bad omen and, “symbol of insubordination and unpatriotic personality.’’
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