The Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Toby Okechukwu, has suggested that Nigerians should be allowed to defend themselves if the worsening security situation in the country persisted.
He said Nigeria was wobbling and if care was not taken, Nigeria would fail.
“I can’t recall saying Nigeria is not a failed state, I believe it has not failed, but it is wobbling and if care is not taken, it will (fail),” he said during an interview on Channels TV aired Tuesday.
Continuing, Okechukwu, who is a lawmaker representing Aninri/Awgu/Oji River Federal Constituency, said, “The idea of you being a citizen is that you will give up your right to carry arms, do anything, in so doing, you give it to the state to protect you. When they are not able to do that it is a serious situation and the only thing that can avert it is for us to have good leadership. If we continue this way, Nigerians should be allowed to defend themselves.”
When asked if Nigerians defending themselves meant they should be allowed to carry arms individually, “Why not? You want to leave yourself to be killed? By so doing such a call is meant for the state to wake up,” he replied.
The PUNCH reports insecurity keeps raising ugly heads in the country. A former deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the University of Ibadan, Professor Adigun Agbaje, was kidnapped on Friday when gunmen blocked his way near Sat Guru Maharaji Garden.
He regained his freedom on Sunday night. This is amid terrorist attack alerts given by the United States and the United Kingdom on possible siege on the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, with government buildings, places of worship, schools and other centres where large crowds gather being targets.
However, the Federal Government had urged Nigerians not to panic as measures were being put in place to prevent attacks.
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