Insecurity: Liberalise gun ownership for self-defence, ex-NBA chairman urges FG

By Nwabueze Okonkwo
ONITSHA — Former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Idemili Branch, Mr. Benjamin Chukwudi Okoko, has called on the Federal Government to liberalise the ownership of arms and ammunition to enable law-abiding Nigerians defend themselves against bandits, gunmen and other criminal elements.
Reacting to the rising wave of insecurity across the country, Okoko urged the government to authorise responsible citizens to acquire firearms for self-defence.
According to him, such a measure would help citizens protect themselves and their communities from attacks by bandits and killer herders.
“Government should liberalise the ownership of arms and ammunition to...