Ezekiel Awojide, Abuja
A former Chief of Army Staff, Gen Theophilus Danjuma (retd), has asked Nigerians not to rely solely on the government to defend them.
Rather, he said they should take up the personal responsibility for their safety.
Danjuma, who spoke in Takum LGA of Taraba state, Danjuma said recent incidents of killings, kidnapping, and violent attacks have shown that the government alone cannot provide security for the people.
He said, “We have experienced kidnapping, the threat of kidnapping will continue until we, every one of us, rise up and defend ourselves.
” It is quite clear the government alone cannot do it. I have warned a very long time ago, in a speech in Wukari, that our people must be prepared to defend themselves.
“That warning is as valid today as it was when I made it.”
