Adeboye to Tinubu: Give service chiefs 3-month ultimatum to eliminate terrorists, sponsors

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has urged President Bola Tinubu to give the newly appointed service chiefs a three-month ultimatum to wipe out terrorists and their financiers.

Adeboye gave the advice during the November Holy Ghost Service at the RCCG Camp in the Mowe area of Ogun State on Friday, November 7, 2025.

The octogenarian spoke in reaction to recent threats issued by United States President Donald Trump over alleged genocide against Christians in Nigeria.

The cleric, who disclosed offering the same advice to the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, said failure to eliminate terrorists and their sponsors should lead to the resignation of the service chiefs.

Pastor Adeboye enjoined Tinubu to be proactive in his efforts to tackle terrorism in the Nigeria, saying the country would be left alone if the United States eventually invades Nigeria.

Adeboye said: “Some of you will remember who called the service chiefs together and said, ‘I give you three months, get rid of all these Boko Haram people or resign’.

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“It’s not allowed to tell you who gave him that advice. 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, and the security operatives moved fast.

“But three months went by, and the work was not done. So I went to see him. It wasn’t unusual. This time, somehow, the press got to know that I visited him. Of course, they were not there when we talked.

“Unfortunately, like I said, he’s not alive now. I would have asked you to go and ask him, ‘Sir, why didn’t you follow through? Because when three months passed and the work wasn’t done, why didn’t you proceed with your, are we going to call it threat?’

“I won’t tell you the details, but one thing came out of that meeting, which will lead me to my next advice to our government, in case there’s any of you who can get across to them.

“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 but also their sponsors, no matter how influential they may be.”

The Star