The Nigerian security agencies have before now displayed uncommon professionalism and patriotism worth commendation. These agencies have remained a stabilizing point in the evolution of our dear nation.

Recently, the activities of some members of these security agencies have called for the review of the roles and duties of these Security agencies. This include; The Nigerian Army, SSS, Navy, Airforce, Customs, Immigration, Prisons ETC.

The outings of these security agencies since the return to democracy in 1999, has called for worry and have generated serious concerns especially during the past administration.


Security agencies at various points abandon their constitutional roles and duties of defending the federal republic and all citizens of the country to displaying loyalty to political parties.

There was a social media report where a senior military, officer was alleged to have told some other senior officers that the Army is for a certain political party in the build up to the 2015 elections.

Our security agencies have rather become tools in the hands of politicians. They have been used to intimidate, harass and detain perceived political enemies.

We have not forgotten The sudden disappearance and re-appearance of president Buhari's certificates from the army head quarters. All these was done to frustrate his candidature and give his opponent an upper hand.

During the general elections the security agencies were accused of aiding and abetting rigging by giving protection to certain politicians to carry out nefarious activities. Some were used to scare away political opponents on the day of elections. Some supervised and gave protection for the thump printing of the ballot papers.

Again, during the elections some of them could not hide their love for some candidates as they drove round. Some of the security agencies where even accused of lending their rifles to political thugs to intimidate opponents. We have heard situations where certain commissioners of police are posted to a state with the sole aim of helping the incumbent governor deliver his state to a certain political party. The activities of former commissioner Mbu quickly comes to mind here. Senator Barnabas Gemade was harassed by a colonel in the Nigerian Army during the 2015 elections.

Funnily, some military and para-military personnel will even go on the social media and post pictures of themselves boldly supporting a political party.

This is worrying and disturbing as it it unprofessional.

Amazingly, some people have accused the security agencies of using propaganda in the war against Bokoharam.

The president himself a disciplined erstwhile military personnel who rose to become the head of state has a duty to return these military agencies to their constitutional roles of defending and protecting the people of Nigeria.

The president must lead by example by not involving security agencies in partisan politics.

The conduct of our security personnel must be professional. They must return to their constitutional roles. Their loyalty must return to the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria and not any political affiliation or interest...