Self-Defence In A Helpless State

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.

*Danjuma 

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.” 

President Buhari, Danjuma And Looming Anarchy

By Paul Onomuakpokpo

Like medieval potentates who fiddled around while their empires were in the grip of mortal perils, President Muhammadu Buhari has since lost the capacity to resolve for us the question of whether our nation is on the brink of anarchy.  

This is because Buhari and his officials are stuck in a reality that does not reflect the pains of the people.

*Buhari and Danjuma 

In other words, if the country staves off a post-Gaddafi Libya-like anarchy and it remains one after the tenure of Buhari, the credit should go to the forbearance and prescience of those who are outside his government. 

During the recession that the government claims to have overcome through its deft economic management, it amounted to blackmail of the Buhari administration to draw its attention to the reality of the suffering of the masses.