hotspec:
Nobody can monopolizes violence. This is what happened in Central African Republic years back when Moslems tot they could kill "coward" christians. They fought back and that was d end. Anti- balaka and Sedeka! Self-defence is d best form

ukeleh:
Christians should use their tithes to buy arms instead of to better the lives of Christians. Shames on to you. Look at his face like blink blink pastor ay...... Am not surprise, he talks like his pastor's brother.

Dongreat:
Certainly this old man knows nothing about war. I guess the state of Syria and Libya is paradise now for all to emulate. It only takes one useless statement to make void all the achievements you have acquired overtime. Let everyone starts carrying arms for the sake of defense and let's see how glorious it will be for people of a third world country when even first worlds are struggling to cope with the frequent lawlessness.

ezugegere:
Why is it that anytime you just talk about self defense, Muslims come for your throat? They don't want Christians to defend themselves?

Dongreat:
Certainly this old man knows nothing about war. I guess the state of Syria and Libya is paradise now for all to emulate. It only takes one useless statement to make void all the achievements you have acquired overtime. Let everyone starts carrying arms for the sake of defense and let's see how glorious it will be for people of a third world country when even first worlds are struggling to cope with the frequent lawlessness.

SpencerLewis:
Islamic hypocrites. 98% of the tweets are from Muslims. It is very necessary as no particular religion or tribe has monopoly for violence. Why will they not arm themselves, but marauding Fulani herdsmen are fully armed and continue killing them and FGN under a Muslim fundamentalist looks the other way round.
Even IPOB should be fully armed as this is the only panacea for FGN to agree to dialougue just as they are begging the NDA for dialogue.
Rubbish.

jane05:
I don't understand you, could you please proffer a solution to the massacre by the fulanis, should they just sit and watch? please I want to know

kry4j:

we are at war abi this hunger no pass war? during war people starve to death, people are starving to death right now we are too afraid to die, i get one child mama dey for house i one build house i one enjoy too many excuses. now no be police man dey slap our face na fellow blood civilians like u

hotspec:
Nobody can monopolizes violence. This is what happened in Central African Republic years back when Moslems tot they could kill "coward" christians. They fought back and that was d end. Anti- balaka and Sedeka! Self-defence is d best form

henrydadon:

indirectly suggesting war ..

delishpot:


Yeah, instead of him to encourage peace by asking all Christians to stretch out their necks to be behaeded by Islamists. HE must be a terrible man for asking people to defend themselves.

Dongreat:


Giving arms to everyone for self defense is a counterproductive measure anywhere in the world. Solution is involving securities of government agencies to tackle this menace, as that's the norm in a civilized world. Yes, Nigeria is made up of uncivilized people of elephantine proportion so it's a great reason not to as you don't want another Libya where arms were given to fight for there "supposed" freedom only for them to turn the arms on themselves and innocent civilians after their "supposed" freedom.
"A stick in the hands of an average Nigerian is a weapon of mass destruction, a gun will be the end of the world"

henrydadon:


do you know what it mean for people in a country like nigeria to take matter and law into their own hands..you have seen the horrible case of jungle justice in nigeria..do i need to say more..?

jane05:
So now the security of government agencies isn't protecting the unarmed what do you have them do, be defenceless in ongoing attack e.g sacrificing themselves??

MeAboki:


Christians have long been stockpiling arms - especially under GEJ.

PMIcon:

Ok ma. Not meant to make you angry.

I've got no problems though. Just stating my opinion from my perspective

ngolokante:
These kind of comments from a seasoned journalist at that is mind boggling and shows a lack of understanding of the Nigerian situation...We should be looking for how to remove the weapons in circulation rather than trying to increase it...Sam Omatsaye would have made sense if he went extremely brutal in attacking the government for failing in its responsibilities, even call for protests against the government but to call for procurement of arms in the name of self defence is just...shocking...and with this statement he has just exacerbated the situation, because CAN would most likely not do it, and the other people too would increase their their stockpile in anticipation of CAN yielding to Sam Omatsaye's call to arms. But most worrisome, is that by directing his call to CAN, Sam is trying to pitch Christians against Muslims

GurlFriend:
Sam Omatseye is a veteran journalist, Chairman of the Editorial Board, The Nation newspapers and Nigeria's most decorated columnist, but his impressive credentials and position did not stop Nigerians from slaying him when he posted the tweet below some hours back.

Are his statements capable of inciting violence? Twitter Nigeria thinks so and they are currently flaying Mr Omatseye as we speak

Continue below

http://www.lailasblog.com/2016/12/twitter-nigeria-blast-veteran.html

via

https://twitter.com/samomatseye/status/804593873125306368

OhMyG0d:
The ONLY people i see attacking him on twitter are Muslims.

But then,

This could overcharged/heat the polity and might be mis-interpreted that the man is calling for armed-uprising or religious conflict.
He was only asking for the christian to invest in the arts of Self-Defence considering the Government is uselessly hibernating in its major duty of protecting its citizens.