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Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by iwaeda: 4:25pm On Jan 03
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Femi Falana, has said Nigerians have the right to bear arms in self-defense.

Falana said the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja’s stance on Nigerians bearing arms was incorrect.

Following the attack on some villages in Plateau State on Christmas Eve, Lagbaja had said Nigerians have no right to bear arms.

However, Falana said Nigerians need to obtain a licence to bear arms.

Featuring on Channels Television’s Sunrise Breakfast on Wednesday, Falana said: “In the first place, it is not correct to say Nigerians have no right to bear arms. Apart from the fact that the penal code applicable in the North and the criminal code applicable in the South recognises the right to self-defence.

“In other words, if someone aims a gun at me, and I can quickly grab another gun, I have the right to shoot.

“But you are required to apply for the licence first.

“I am just talking of the right to self-defence which is also guaranteed by the Constitution.”
https://dailypost.ng/2024/01/03/plateau-killings-nigeriansve-right-to-bear-arms-in-self-defence-falana-replies-army-chief/

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Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by CameroonPepper: 4:28pm On Jan 03
I'm #1 on the list.

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Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by iwaeda: 4:36pm On Jan 03
CameroonPepper:
I'm #1 on the list.

Ada Lam. grin grin grin grin grin

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Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by illicit(m): 4:40pm On Jan 03
Ok
Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by SharingIsLife(m): 4:45pm On Jan 03
Right. But Nigerians are not used to self defence. It is why Boko Haram produced the Vice President, will soon produce the President, is overrunning the country in their baptismal names of 'bandits' and 'herdsmen' but NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE. Instead, if you talk all the government arsenal will be deployed against you, and their e-rats would be calling you names.

Nigerians should kick out this government ASAP or...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMGalZG5-0U?si=p31jiX4H5x9mUVdD

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Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by LoveLeadsLand(m): 4:48pm On Jan 03
The truth oh. But how many people can get the license actually?

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Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by Vifx: 5:14pm On Jan 03
Right
Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by NwaNimo1(m): 5:14pm On Jan 03
What Nigeria has become....

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Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by IjebuWarrior: 5:15pm On Jan 03
So they can overthrow the government, abi? grin grin

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Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by ClearFlair: 5:15pm On Jan 03
Very important
Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by spy24(m): 5:15pm On Jan 03
The actual solution to this problem is community policing simple

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Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by tunwumi: 5:15pm On Jan 03
Lol

Oga is saying this so he can get money from you when FG is prosecuting you.


Just like so many things he had said in the past.

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Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by Houseofglam7(f): 5:16pm On Jan 03
It’s really sad 😔
Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by stano2(m): 5:16pm On Jan 03
Government won’t protect them neither will they allow the people defend themselves.
Give the people arms and watch Nigeria security forces disarm them.

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Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by adebayo201: 5:17pm On Jan 03
iwaeda:


Ada Lam. grin grin grin grin grin

🤣 🤣 🤣

This cutlass can go both ways...

That Lam, is it Lam Adeshina or who?
Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by omooba969(m): 5:17pm On Jan 03
Abeg o, don't encourage the acquisition of weapons o! grin

Nigerians have not developed to that level yet, or else they will turn the weapons on one another.

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Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by Berankis: 5:18pm On Jan 03
Civillians bearing arms is what Millitary dont want. Because they know that will balance the equation either with the millitary or bandits/terrorists. They still want the civillians to continue to die like chicken.

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Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by ANTONINEUTRON(m): 5:18pm On Jan 03
CameroonPepper:
I'm #1 on the list.
I am #2 grin
Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by Fearyourcreator: 5:18pm On Jan 03
Nigeria won't last a year

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Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by Hndrrxxx(m): 5:20pm On Jan 03
Cc
Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by TUTU147: 5:20pm On Jan 03
We are getting to that stage if government refuse to protect the citizens

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Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by Jagabanarmy: 5:21pm On Jan 03
Hmmm
Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by Sleekfingers: 5:21pm On Jan 03
LoveLeadsLand:
The truth oh. But how many people can get the license actually?


You can get the license from the commissioner of police. That is barrel guns. But the process is a bit cumbersome. But the license will be approved.
I will apply for it too.

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Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by Sleekfingers: 5:26pm On Jan 03
Berankis:
Civillians bearing arms is what Millitary dont want. Because they know that will balance the equation either with the millitary or bandits/terrorists. They still want the civillians to continue to die like chicken.

You can apply for it. Lots of people living high brow areas in lagos, have guns. But it must be barrel guns. They will need to do some background checks etc, before the commissioner of police will sign it.
Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by BlocksNG(m): 5:31pm On Jan 03
Ok
Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by AderonkeOlaniyi(f): 5:32pm On Jan 03
Na to find some online miscreants and blast their blockos scatter

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Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by histemple: 5:34pm On Jan 03
LoveLeadsLand:
The truth oh. But how many people can get the license actually?

The license is not difficult to obtain. The only challenge is that it has to be a double barrel pump action gun.

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Re: Plateau Killings: Nigerians Have The Right To Bear Arms In Self Defence – Falana by seunayantokun(m): 5:38pm On Jan 03
But the fulani are using their control of the FG to disarm others while unleashing their cowardly terrorists on them. Let there be armed state and local council police, you will see the nonsense stopped. Wicked people.

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