President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has declared that the Nigerian government will end killings in the country.
Bwala remarked while maintaining that Nigerians reserve the right to defend themselves with lethal weapons against aggressors in their houses.
He spoke on Arise Television on Wednesday in reaction to the killings in Esiele community in Orire
Local Government Area of Oyo State.
On Friday, gunmen had invaded the LA Primary school where teachers and pupils were abducted.
Reacting, Bwala said: “The solution is what we all look to; evil men operate anywhere in the world, no matter how tight you are as a government.
“You do your best and expect that with the help of God and collective participation of the people through collective intelligence, we will be able to put an end to it.
“I know the Nigerian people will continue to complain. So, because if, for example, no matter how we say that we are sorry and the incident happened again, people will complain, cry and mourn because it’s the life of the Nigerian people that is taken away by the evil element. We will put an end to this as a people.
“Every eve of elections in Nigeria from 2014, 2018, 2022, and now 2026, you will see that crisis increases because of the idea of a crisis economy. A lot of people take advantage of that, but the will and spirit of the collective people is what will put an end to this situation.
“The constitution has guaranteed to every citizen of Nigeria the right to self-defence; you have the right to defend yourself.
“When you’re right, my right, and that of my neighbour is put together, it becomes a collective right to defend ourselves, and Nigerians have the right to defend themselves.
“If you come to my house to try to kill me, any lethal weapon I use to defend myself is guaranteed by the Constitution.
“Number two, as a people, we have vigilante, and in Borno State, we have paramilitary organisations that provide intelligence to law enforcement.
“Nigerians don’t have the right to bear certain arms unless those arms are permitted, but the collective people can come together to apply to the government for the right to coordinate themselves.”
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