LAGOS, Nigeria – The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to issue a 90-day deadline for security chiefs to eliminate terrorists or resign from their positions on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
Okay News reports that Pastor Enoch Adeboye published the recommendation in a video on his X account. He stated that the government must move quickly to hold military leaders accountable for the nation’s security challenges.
“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,” Adeboye said.
The cleric advised that the directive should extend beyond armed actors to include individuals funding the violence. “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,” he said.
Adeboye referenced a previous, unnamed deceased Nigerian president who issued a similar three-month mandate to military commanders regarding the Boko Haram insurgency. “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,” he said.
He acknowledged the limitations of his role in advising the government. “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,” Adeboye said.
