Coming about three weeks after his inauguration as the president and commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, some observers said it was even coming too late as every new president would naturally want to appoint his own people into such sensitive positions that are critical to the fulfillment of the core of his responsibility, which is the protection of lives and property of citizens.

With renewed activities of bandits and criminals across the country, injecting fresh minds into the management of the security architecture of the country would not be out of place.

The new service chiefs appointed by Tinubu include the Chief of Defence Staff, Major-General C.G Musa; Chief of Army Staff, Major- General T. A Lagbaja; Chief of Air Staff, AVM H.B Abubakar; Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla; and acting Inspector-General of Police, DIG Kayode Egbetokun.

In addition, a former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, became the National Security Adviser (NSA), replacing Babagana Monguno.

While the outgoing service chiefs and the former IGP had done their beats, especially in managing the security of the country, which ensured a peaceful transfer of power from one democratically elected president to another, and in many states where governorship election took place, the increasing activities of bandits, especially in the North West, the renewed hostilities in Plateau and other parts of the country requires a change of tactics in the security management system.

So, the injection of fresh blood into the system could not have come at a better time than when it was done, with renewed hope and optimism that the newly appointed service chiefs would do things differently to arrest the seemingly intractable security challenges bedeviling the country.