Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has kicked against the clamour for everyone to be allowed to acquire firearms in Self-defence against
publicity secretary of the organisation, Dr. Alex Ogbonnia, saidOgbonnia noted that in a society where there is a wide gap betweenpoverty, unemployment, criminalities, among others, it will be aThe Ohanaeze spokesman, however, suggested that there should be fiveinsecurity in the country but insisted that there must be properbandits and others as well as clamoir by prominent Nigerians for
citizens to acquire weapons to defend themselves, Ogbonnia maintained that ownership of firearms by the citizens would not be the best way to fight back.vigilantes and increase their membership, adding that they should be well equipped to be in a vantage position to defend their people.of security operations. The communities should increase the membership of their vigilantes and equip them to defend and protect the people but there must be screening,” he stated.