Minister of Defence, Major General (rtd) Bashir Magashi, has asked Nigerians to summon courage and stand up to the gunmen wreaking havoc across the country.

Speaking with newsmen on the sideline of the screening of Service Chiefs by the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Magashi described those who abducted staff and students of a secondary school in Kagara community in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, as cowards.

He said Nigerians have the responsibility to ensure there is adequate security around them.

Magashi said, “Well, is it the responsibility of the military alone? It is the responsibility of everybody to be alert and ensure safety when necessary.”

“We shouldn’t be cowards. Sometimes the bandits come with about three rounds of ammunition and when they fire shots, everybody will run. In our younger days, we stand to fight any form of aggression.

“Why should people run away from minor aggressions? We should stand and face them. If these people know that the people have the competence and capability to defend themselves, they will run away.”

The Minister also dismissed the clamour for Nigerians to be allowed to bear arms to defend themselves.

“It is an issue currently even in the developed country. They are still debating on whether to continue (to allow people bear arms) or stop. But I don’t advice Nigerians to bear fire arms for internal use,” he added.

https://dailytrust.com/we-shouldnt-be-cowards-defence-minister-asks-nigerians-to-confront-bandits


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA0ulF_BgsQ

Lead us to Sambisa forest if you are a real Minister of Defence

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Give us guns..

He wants us to confront armed bandits with bare hands

idiot

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With bare hand

This is reckless statement.
Support registered (, recognized) Local vigilantes, give them arms and ammunition. They're ready to battle.

We have already in SW, empower Amotekun

Trimjos:
This defence minister is the worst ever had since the creation of this country

Mention any achievements of the former ones, that is if you even know any of their names?

Even those that tricked for the so called Buhari can not try such nonsense now

We shouldn’t be cowards. Sometimes the bandits come with about three rounds of ammunition and when they fire shots, everybody will run.

We should stand and face them.

The Minister also dismissed the clamour for Nigerians to be allowed to bear arms to defend themselves.

So armless citizens that does not have the luxury of bearing arms should dared and confront gun wielding bandits ?

Is this man Okay

ThatFairGuy1:
This is reckless statement.
Support registered (, recognized) Local vigilantes, give them arms and ammunition. They're ready to battle.

We have already in SW, empower Amotekun

Like he said stop been cowards, a whole village needs ammunition to fight 10 Fulani persons that trespassed their so called ancestral land? Intelligence is what is needed not arms, you have the numbers.

This advice should be directed to Mr President and his service chiefs. It is a great act of cowardice to allow bandits and killer herdsmen occupied our forests and wrecking havoc on innocent Nigerians. Why can't our military stormed this forests and take the fight to the bandits? Why is our president always issuing statements almost on daily basis that he is in shock or condemn the endless slaughter and kidnaping by this bandits?

Our President and military should learn a lesson in bravery from the Chadian Military and president.

buckeyemedia:
Like he said stop been cowards, a whole village needs ammunition to fight 10 Fulani persons that trespassed their so called ancestral land? Intelligence is what is needed not arms, you have the numbers.

man, 10 men with AK47 can finish 200 able men!

Yobabad:
Even those that tricked for the so called Buhari can not try such nonsense now

Cowards they will brag they own the land from their fore fathers, Fulani miscreants will show up, so called land owners will run away shouting President come & save us?

slowpoke. What is your job? Whose job is it to ensure security? It’s like this job is too big for you. Brainless Arrow.

The

Sufisunni:
man, 10 men with AK47 can finish 200 able men!

Sure strangers that don’t know their way around the village will just show up start killing people that have lived there all their lives? No one saw them coming? The problem with you people, am I my brother’s keeper? No.

Why is it so hard for the Federal Government to defeat Boko Haram? They know their terrain better than the Government, bring them to a neutral ground, the government will destroy them in hours, the honest truth take back your property, mind over matter.

buckeyemedia:
Mention any achievements of the former ones, that is if you even know any of their names?

guy me too did not know the name of any other one except this one just because I did not have any reason to be looking for their name because my region is reasonable save but now we are no more save in my region due to the activities of terrorists Fulanis herdsmen so I have every reason to know the name of this incompetent security adviser

buckeyemedia:
Like he said stop been cowards, a whole village needs ammunition to fight 10 Fulani persons that trespassed their so called ancestral land? Intelligence is what is needed not arms, you have the numbers.

A whole village with few Dane guns will face ten Fulani with AK47 who fought Guerilla like war?

buckeyemedia:
The Sure strangers that don’t know their way around the village will just show up start killing people that have lived there all their lives? No one saw them coming? The problem with you people, am I my brother’s keeper? No.

So you think the bandits will just come and attack a village without prior surveillance?

Bandits using AK47,
You are wicked...

Sufisunni:

Minister of Defence, Major General (rtd) Bashir Magashi, has asked Nigerians to summon courage and stand up to the gunmen wreaking havoc across the country.

Speaking with newsmen on the sideline of the screening of Service Chiefs by the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Magashi described those who abducted staff and students of a secondary school in Kagara community in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, as cowards.
He said Nigerians have the responsibility to ensure there is adequate security around them.

Magashi said, “Well, is it the responsibility of the military alone? It is the responsibility of everybody to be alert and ensure safety when necessary.”

“We shouldn’t be cowards. Sometimes the bandits come with about three rounds of ammunition and when they fire shots, everybody will run. In our younger days, we stand to fight any form of aggression.

“Why should people run away from minor aggressions? We should stand and face them. If these people know that the people have the competence and capability to defend themselves, they will run away.”

The Minister also dismissed the clamour for Nigerians to be allowed to bear arms to defend themselves.

“It is an issue currently even in the developed country. They are still debating on whether to continue (to allow people bear arms) or stop. But I don’t advice Nigerians to bear fire arms for internal use,” he added.
https://dailytrust.com/we-shouldnt-be-cowards-defence-minister-asks-nigerians-to-confront-bandits

Make they kukuma disband the army and arm the citizens.

“We shouldn’t be cowards. Sometimes the bandits come with about three rounds of ammunition and when they fire shots, everybody will run. In our younger days, we stand to fight any form of aggression.



“Why should people run away from minor aggressions? We should stand and face them. If these people know that the people have the competence and capability to defend themselves, they will run away.”

@ the bolded. ESN proves that right.
Our formation in the West is getting stronger.
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Buhari and is killers will be shocked by our responses.

four44:
guy me too did not know the name of any other one except this one just because I did not have any reason to be looking for their name because my region is reasonable save but now we are no more save in my region due to the activities of terrorists Fulanis herdsmen so I have every reason to know the name of this incompetent security adviser

Just like I said, you wouldn’t know anyone, nothing is new between today & 2013, only difference people don’t want to do anything to fight back ideologically, to sit down @ a round table to find a solution, blaming President Buhari is alright for them, whilst forgetting that Security is everyone’s business, all the criminals either in the forest, or cities live amongst us.

blackboy:
Make they kukuma disband the army and arm the citizens.

Be careful what you wish for, you will be amongst the 1st people to run away from Nigeria when your prayer of arming citizens with arms comes to fruition, then you will be lamenting in your UN refugee camp in Sierra Leone as usual that President Buhari destroyed Nigeria? This Internet you are using to type this rubbish will be luxury to you in your United Nations Camp, be careful what you wish for.

hahahaha..........imagine defence minister of the most populous black nation in the world speaking......chaiii chaiii chaiii. too bad

DontCough:

@ the bolded. ESN proves that right.
Our formation in the West is getting stronger.
.
.
Buhari and is killers will be shocked by our responses.

Empty Barrel you will be the first to take to your heels, no be only formation in the West, where Ekiti, or Oyo State, Fayose, or Makinde?

dikeigbo2:
hahahaha..........imagine defence minister of the most populous black nation in the world speaking......chaiii chaiii chaiii. too bad

Speaking to his people which includes you, or are you an Oyibo man on Nairaland? Simple message for docile people like you fight back,?mind over matter, a few people cannot hold the majority to ransom,?by your words it is clear a timid man like you cannot join the Army to even defend his family, but will be the first person on the internet to be making noise?

Says the man that has military and police guard.

buckeyemedia:
Speaking to his people which includes you, or are you an Oyibo man on Nairaland? Simple message for docile people like you fight back,?mind over matter, a few people cannot hold the majority to ransom,?by your words it is clear a timid man like you cannot join the Army to even defend his family, but will be the first person on the internet to be making noise?

You must be a suicider to fight with bare hands well armed bandits with AK47 that even soldiers do runaway from a times!

Oga allow people to bear arms, not the one you'll let fulani roam with AK47s but arrest others you see with local pistols