s he suggesting they should arm themselves with high calibre guns to take on bandits?
He called rural dwellers cowards, he incited them to rise up against bandits.
First, it was Governor Samuel Ortom (Benue) who called for licensing Nigerians to carry AK 47; then Governor Darius Ishaku (Taraba) followed suit.
Shortly after, Governors Umar Ganduje (Kano) and Bala Mohammed (Bauchi) explained why herders carry assault rifles to defend themselves against farmers and cattle rustlers. Their comments rattled Nigerians who wondered whether it was not a call for farmers to defend their farms and lives with assault rifles, too.
Now Nigeria’s Defence Minister, General Bashir Magashi, has upped the ante with his comments on the abduction of students, teachers and their family members at Government Science College, Kagara in Niger State.