{"id":98160,"date":"2023-10-20T17:49:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T16:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/insecurity-govt-should-allow-nigerians-to-buy-ak-47-gov-radda"},"modified":"2023-10-20T20:10:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T19:10:54","slug":"insecurity-govt-should-allow-nigerians-to-buy-ak-47-gov-radda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-govt-should-allow-nigerians-to-buy-ak-47-gov-radda","title":{"rendered":"Insecurity: Govt should allow Nigerians to buy AK-47 \u2013 Gov Radda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, wants the Federal Government to allow individuals to buy and own weapons such as AK-47 rifles and RPGs for self-defence.<\/p>\n<p>The governor, who spoke on Friday during a media chat in Abuja, argued that if the bandits wreaking havoc across the country could have access to the market to purchase weapons, individuals should be allowed to own theirs.<\/p>\n<p>According to him: \u201cIf a bandit can go to the market and buy AK-47, RPG, and all of those weapons, what about the people that want to protect themselves? They, too, should be equally allowed to do so.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese people are holding it illegally; we are trying to hold it legally. Why can\u2019t the government allow the people to hold this thing and equally confront the challenges?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNegotiation with bandits is a no-go area from my perspective, but I said if I am at the point of advantage\u2015if the bandits come out and say, \u2018Look, we are dropping arms, let us sit down and talk\u2019\u2015we could reintegrate them back into society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said further: \u201cWe governors are so-called chief security officers of our states, but we don\u2019t have the authority to command the military, police, or civil defence. They receive orders from above.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn our efforts, we have come up with the intelligence unit within the Katsina Community Watch Corps. This intelligence unit, even the corps members don\u2019t know them. The reason for setting it up is to check the excesses of the Watch Corps and also to gather information.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, wants the Federal Government to allow individuals to buy and own weapons such as AK-47 rifles and RPGs for self-defence. 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