Taraba Governor To Nigerian Government: We Can’t Wait For Death To Come, Allow Nigerians Buy AK-47 Rifles To Defend Themselves
Ishaku spoke on Tuesday when 15 local government chairmen of the state paid him a condolence visit after the burial of one of them who was kidnapped and subsequently killed by gunmen.
by Saharareporters, New York
Feb 03, 2021
The Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, has asked the Nigerian government to allow Nigerians carry licenced guns to defend themselves.
Ishaku spoke on Tuesday when 15 local government chairmen of the state paid him a condolence visit after the burial of one of them who was kidnapped and subsequently killed by gunmen.
Williams Babalola
The Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, has advised the Federal Government to permit Nigerians to defend themselves by removing the ban on the use of private licensed gun in the country.
Ishaku gave his justification for the suggestion saying that the menace of insecurity in the country has been on the high side with the common man on the losing end, Dailypost reports.
Speaking after receiving the 15 local government chairmen of the state in his office, the Governor called on the Federal government to restrategise in its battle against insecurity, which he described as a threat to the country.
Speaking on the clamour for restructuring, the former military Head of State between 1976 and 1979, said his understanding and recommendation of and on the subject centred around devolution of power, responsibility and resources.
Buhari-led Government Has Failed Nigerians On Security, Says Taraba Governor, Ishaku
The Federal Government alone cannot handle the security of this nation. It has shown that it has failed woefully and for us to achieve results, the security has to be broken down.
by Saharareporters, New York
Jan 31, 2021
Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, on Saturday castigated the Muhammadu Buhari-led government for failing to secure Nigerians and called for strata of security agencies to be broken.
The governor disclosed this when he paid a condolence visit to the residence of the late Ardo-Kola Local Government Area chairman, who was recently kidnapped and murdered.
Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku on Saturday advocated for state policing as he lamented the federal government’s failure to keep the country safe.
The Governor made the comment when he paid a condolence visit to the residence of the late Ardo-Kola Local government chairman who was kidnapped and murdered on January 24.
According to him, the constitution of the country is defective, hence the need to review it to accommodate state policing accurately for the safety of lives and property, without which insecurity will continuously rear its ugly head.
He insisted that unless the strata of security agencies be broken, the Federal government alone cannot handle the security of the nation.