By Festus Ogun
Lt. Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (retd.), a former Minister of Defence, once told Nigerians to defend themselves against killers in the country, saying the armed forces were not ready to defend them. He expressed his dissatisfaction about the attitude of the Nigerian military in the face of the security crisis rocking the country during a convocation at the Taraba State University, Jalingo.
In his words, “Our armed forces are not neutral. They collude with the bandits to kill people, kill Nigerians. The armed forces guide their movements; they cover them. If you are depending on the armed forces to stop the killings, you will all die one by one.”
He, therefore, encouraged Nigerians to defend themselves as the country’s leadership and governance system appeared impotent to render necessary security help, for they were no longer neutral. He went further to say, “I ask every one of you to be alert and defend your country, defend your territory and defend your state. Defend yourselves because you have no other place to go. God bless our country.”
