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Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, political activist, Omoyele Sowore, and other agitators under the Coalition of Nigerian Patriots have demanded that Nigerians should be allowed to acquire firearms to defend themselves against attack.

According to them, such approval would put an end to the incessant killings and genocidal attacks going on in Benue, Plateau, Kwara and other places in the country.

They made the demand at a press conference held in Abuja on Friday.

The proposal comes barely five months after the lawmaker representing Delta North senatorial district, Ned Nwoko, sponsored a bill to allow citizens to have access to firearms.


The legislator explained that the bill was borne out of desperation for the citizens to protect themselves against the rising insecurity, stressing that the Police were ill-funded and do not have enough manpower needed to secure Nigeria.

Addressing journalists in Abuja, Dalung said it was unfortunate that gruesome killings had been allowed to escalate across Plateau, Benue, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Kogi, Kwara and a few parts of the North West with lives, properties and livelihoods destroyed in the process.

He said, “Even more disturbing is a viral video where a self-identified Fulani coalition openly claimed responsibility for the killings and issued conditions to the Federal Government. The question to ask is: Who are their sponsors? Are they within the corridors of power?”

“These individuals, who have brazenly confessed to these crimes, must be arrested and prosecuted without delay. Their impunity further erodes public trust and emboldens more violence. I align myself with the submission of others.


“If the state can’t protect Nigerians, the National Assembly, through voice votes, should amend the constitution to allow Nigerians to bear firearms. After all, it was the same voice votes they used to legalise the state of emergency in Rivers. They don’t even need a quorum anymore.”

Continuing, Dalung further chided the Presidency over what he described as slow response and alleged misrepresentation of the massacre happening in the affected communities.

Earlier in his submission, human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, echoed the same view, arguing that in a multi-culture and ethnic contraption like Nigeria, it was obvious the police had been overstretched, hence the need to grant licence for Nigerians to protect themselves.

“If we are fully convinced as I am that security agencies have failed, let’s allow people to buy guns to protect themselves. If we all have guns, who will dare to invade Plateau or Benue to terrorise the communities?” he queried.

In his address, Sowore said most Nigerians had lost confidence in the security agencies.

While describing the operatives as incompetent, the former African Action Congress presidential candidate, described the rising cases of insecurity across the country in the last few months as an indication that the Police hierarchy had run out of ideas.


He said, “We see what they have done so far as total failure. Anybody who identifies as Nigerian deserves protection. What has become clear is that we can’t have a crime of this magnitude without their enablers in government.

“If you look at the calibre of guns being used in these genocidal attacks, you will understand what I mean. They are not just military-grade; they are the type that can penetrate houses and metals. One thing we like to warn Nigerians about is that no matter how you take this thing for granted, one day it may be your turn.”

Celestialsword:
It will be worse than the insecurity the country is presently facing.

The present numbers of the security personnel in the country will be doubled to meet the needs of the people.because the nation will literally be in a war mode as insecurity will become worse

Many age long disagreement will be settled through the barrel of the gun,families will be wiped off from the face of the earth out of jealousy and hate.

Blacks are born and filled with hate and wickedness, they can't handle firearms,it will surely be abused

adenigga:
https://punchng.com/Killings-Ex-sport-minister-others-want-gun-approval-for-citizens

Celestialsword:
It will be worse than the insecurity the country is presently facing.

The present numbers of the security personnel in the country will be doubled to meet the needs of the people.because the nation will literally be in a war mode as insecurity will become worse

Many age long disagreement will be settled through the barrel of the gun,families will be wiped off from the face of the earth out of jealousy and hate.

Blacks are born and filled with hate and wickedness, they can't handle firearms,it will surely be abused

treatise:
Just like USA

Gadafii:
If not that this country is doomed, Fulani don't need approval to own guns but law abiding citizens need approval to own guns?

Oakenshield:
No effective strategy to combat terrorist,so na to legalize gun were they will be clueless on how to put check on it