Allow Kaduna people defend themselves with weapons, Shehu Sani tells FG

Shehu Sani said: “If the Government and security agencies can’t crush these terrorists and Bandits kidnapping and killing our people in Northern and Southern Kaduna, people should be officially allowed to carry the same weapons and let’s see who owns the land.

By Ishaya Ibrahim, News Editor 

The terrorists roaming Kaduna unchallenged may not be able to do so if community members are allowed to bear weapons to defend themselves. This is the position of a former lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central in the National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani. 

Shehu Sani was reacting to the series of killings that have been ongoing in Kaduna where terrorists would invade communities and kill defenceless citizens, and security operatives will only arrive at the scene after the terrorists have long left. 

He said: “If the Government and security agencies can’t crush these terrorists and Bandits kidnapping and killing our people in Northern and Southern Kaduna, people should be officially allowed to carry the same weapons and let’s see who owns the land.”

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