The Senator representing Delta South Constituency at the National Assembky, Ned Nwoko has reiterated again the need for Nigerians to bear arms to defend themselves due to the security challenges that the country faces at the moment.

Nwoko had moved a motion recently on the floor of the house for Nigerians to defend themselves due to the complete lawlessness and spate of terrorism and kidnapping bedeviling the country.

‘My bill is predicated on the lawlessness that is currently pervading the nation. We all have experienced it or we know someone who had experienced it, somebody who’s been kidnapped , somebody who’s been attacked by herdsmen and all of that. We have come to a point in this country where we must make an honest admission to ourselves.

‘Which is that as it stands today, the security agents cannot really protect lives and property as enshrined in the constitution. The common man is left to his caprices if I may use that word , the common man does not get support from the police, because the police itself is not well funded, it is ill-equipped and therefore cannot discharge those onerous duties diligently ‘

Responding to questions on how he would expect the government to go about approving and issuing gun licenses to people if the bill is passed, the senator went straight to the point to explain his thought process and the people who really need to protect themselves against all of these acts of terror pervading the country.

‘My bill is not just for anybody and everybody to carry arms in the name of protecting themselves, what I am trying to say is that let those Nigerians who feel genuinely about protecting themselves do so, and in doing so in every local government we must have a gun school where you are trained first.

‘It is not going to be a stroll in the park for you to be able to bear arms, no that is not what I am saying. You will have to get certification first from your community leader, Emir, King or Oba to let people know that you are from that place and after that you will need to visit two doctors who are going to confirm that you are mentally fit to carry arms, and then you will have to go to the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in your area, who has to confirm that you have no criminal records and all of that. ‘