We too should buy guns and protect ourselves – Governor Masari tells Katsina residents

Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina has told residents of the state to take up arms to protect their community against bandits terrorizing them.

He said this when he paid a condolence and sympathy visit to families of 10 persons who were killed after being hit by a Nigeria Customs vehicle.

Masari who admitted that prayers are important also stated that it is morally wrong for people not to make any attempt to defend themselves against those attacking them.

“We must intensify prayers with clean minds to seek God’s forgiveness and intervention. We must all rise up to counter the insecurity challenge, we must not seat and watch some people buying guns attacking our Houses, we too should buy the guns and protect ourselves, he said

On the destruction caused by the Customs vehicle, the Governor said his government is perusing all the necessary legal steps to seek redress for the families of the deceased, as well as those who sustained various degrees of injuries.

Stressing that it is the people’s meek submission that emboldens the bandits to continue with their heinous activities, he added that people must stop thinking that security is the sole responsibility of the government.