By Ayomide Otitoju
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to end the worsening insecurity in Nigeria by giving security chiefs a 90-day ultimatum to eliminate terrorists or resign.
Speaking after the November Holy Ghost Service of the church themed “The Eve of Glory,” Adeboye said the federal government must treat the security crisis with utmost urgency. His comments followed recent concerns expressed by former U.S. President Donald Trump over the deteriorating state of security in Nigeria.
“In my usual quiet way, I have related with all the presidents who were around when this trouble started. Whatever I discussed with them privately, I did my best behind the scenes. But you can only advise the Commander-in-Chief — you can’t command him,” Adeboye said.
He urged President Tinubu to act swiftly and wisely, recommending that the government engage diplomatically with the U.S. to delay any potential foreign action for 100 days, during which Nigerian security agencies should eradicate terrorism.
“If I were asked to make suggestions, I would say to our government: move fast, move diplomatically, move wisely. Find a way to convince the President of America to delay his actions for about 100 days. Then come home and tell our security chiefs to get rid of these terrorists within 90 days or resign,” Adeboye stated.
The cleric recalled giving similar advice to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, noting that although initial steps were taken, the efforts were not sustained to ensure lasting peace.
“My next advice is that when giving orders to the service chiefs, the President should make it clear that they must not only eliminate the terrorists but also their sponsors, no matter how powerful they are,” he added.
Adeboye warned that if Nigeria were attacked by foreign powers, global condemnation might follow but without any tangible support. He urged the government to identify and expose the financiers of terrorism across the country.
“This is not the time for jokes, grammar, or arguments. It’s not about Christians or Muslims — innocent people are dying,” he cautioned.
Meanwhile, human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi criticised the government’s handling of the persistent violence in parts of the country, describing it as genocide, not “farmer-herder clashes.”
Speaking on Channels Television’s Hard Copy programme on Friday, Farotimi condemned what he called the government’s attempt to downplay the scale of the killings.
“You are calling genocide farmers-herders clash — what nonsense,” he said. “How can a farmer who owns nothing be clashing with someone carrying Kalashnikovs and M-16 rifles? And you even find government officials peddling that idiocy.”
He accused authorities of deliberately concealing the true nature of the widespread
