The MBF said that the directive from COAS was not in the overall interest of the people, stressing that it is time for Nigerians to carry higher grades of arms to defend themselves.

The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has countered the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, who had claimed that Nigerians should not be allowed to carry arms despite the rising attacks and killings in the country.

The MBF said that the directive from COAS was not in the overall interest of the people, stressing that it is time for Nigerians to carry higher grades of arms to defend themselves.

The National President of the MBF, Dr. Bitrus Pogu, in a statement issued on Monday, insisted that any order restraining Nigerians from carrying some form of arms to defend themselves while marauders move about with sophisticated weapons with which they kill Nigerians with impunity, will amount to a conspiracy against the people.

According to Pogu, there should be a rethink of that statement since the security agencies had not been able to adequately protect Nigerians from the marauders.

“I completely disagree because the security agencies are not adequately protecting Nigerians as Nigerians are being killed like Chickens.

“Before now, Nigerians were allowed to carry some category of arms which are not up to the military grade. And if they have such arms, at least they can protect themselves.

“But when you have people (criminals) in the bushes with sophisticated weapons and their location is known and yet they are left there; even areas are left for them; and yet they want Nigerians to stay as chickens to be killed by these criminals. It means there is collusion to have Nigerians killed.

“Nigerians should be allowed to carry at least some arms to defend themselves. Before now we had some category of arms, short guns and so on, which were allowed.

“This should be allowed and should remain allowed. Anything short of that means there is a conspiracy against Nigerians.

“Whoever made that statement should go and have a rethink. Already there are categories of arms allowed for Nigerians and it should not be stopped. In fact Nigerians should have higher level of arms to defend themselves because it has been proven that security agencies have not been able to protect Nigerians,” the MBF boss said.


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Heavy oneself. Self defence no be sin.

APC government and killing killing are like 5&6

This year no gree for anyone

Long overdue

WE TOLD THEM APC WILL END NIGERIA

My thoughts exactly. Nobody has the monopoly of killing.

Self-defence is a fundamental human right globally so I endorse this. Since Nigeria's security apparatus has failed to secure the citizens then the people should be allowed to secure their selves and their loved ones.

Or is the military complicit reason they are discouraging self-defense? Since it is obvious they are overwhelmed why don't they allow everyone secure themselves. Sounds like bullshit to me what the military said.

Nlfpmod, make we all buy luggar.

This news should be broadcasted incase police officers catch you with heavy weapons. You tell them is for self defence

ogododo:
Heavy oneself. Self defence no be sin.

Totilopussylick:
This news should be broadcasted incase police officers catch you with heavy weapons. You tell them is for self defence

No lele.

Dem dey pkai pipu, dem dey tell us siddon look.

The primary responsibility of government is to safe guard the lives and properties of her citizens.

Shirking this responsibility is a call to anarchy.

Military grade weapons in the hands of the masses will no doubt checkmate the marauders but we might end up with another catastrophe on our hands.

The unintended consequence of liberalizing high velocity weapons may be grave.

If the heads of military formations in areas of conflicts are routinely sacked and court martialed for dereliction of duty when such killings occur under their watch, they will sit up.

matify83:
The primary responsibility of government is to safe guard the lives and properties of her citizens.

Shirking this responsibility is a call to anarchy.

Military grade weapons in the hands of the masses will no doubt checkmate the marauders but we might end up with another catastrophe on our hands.

The unintended consequence of liberalizing high velocity weapons may be grave.

If the heads of military formations in areas of conflicts are routinely sacked and court martialed for dereliction of duty when such killings occur under their watch, they will sit up.

All die na die bros.

There is One Indivisible North, Tinubu will not interfere in Northern family affairs

simpleseyi:
There is One Indivisible North, Tinubu will not interfere in Northern family affairs

Men no go get option to welle dis marauders by ourselves.

Is it not very obvious that the nigerian security agencies don't have the political mandate to defend plateau indigens and the entire indigenous middle belt people? This is why I will forever respect people like nmk and ojukwu they will never be around and do absolutely nothing and watch their people been totally wiped out from the face of the earth without asking them to defend themselves. Plateau people will definitely be exterminated by bloodthirsty fulani barbarians if they continue to listen to the apc federal govt not to defend themselves.

Fold your hands and allow them butcher you and your family because of something called Nigeria

Dafresh:
Fold your hands and allow them butcher you and your family because of something called Nigeria

Na so I tell my malee pipu, make dem no wipe dem finish. Many of dem don become refugee for other states.

Jostoman:
APC government and killing killing are like 5&6

Animals will kill themselves, then turn around and blame Government for their actions?

I pity those that believe those fools. Hundreds of people are being killed in the Middle Belt and others parts of Nigeria, yet no single government attempt to stop them. But the vagabond wants Nigerians to remain docile and continue dying like rats.

I don't blame Igbos for arming their own militias, otherwise they would have been at the mercy of these sahalian islamic terrorists.

Do you know that in the western world they don't joke with trespasser's? But here in Africa (rather in zoogeria), you get bullied and delt with in your own property by trespasser's and the government, to the extent that the government even supports the trespasser's that delt with you, lol what a funny God forsaken country.

Burob:
Animals will kill themselves, then turn around and blame Government for their actions?

who are the animals involved in the ethnic cleansing massacre... You have the guts to let the cat out of the bag ?

MB indigenes come & see the opinion of a Thief'nubu supporter

ogododo:

Na so I tell my malee pipu, make dem no wipe dem finish. Many of dem don become refugee for other states.

I tire ooo it's better to die fighting than to die not fighting