Minister of Defence Bashir Magashi’s call on unarmed Nigerians to confront armed bandits who attack them is reckless, irresponsible and an indication that the Buhari administration has abdicated its statutory duties of protecting Nigerians.
Magashi had asked Nigerians to “stand and face” the armed bandits, that security was not the responsibility of the military alone, the minister had charged Nigerians to stop acting like cowards when confronted by armed criminals.
The spokesman for the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, who stated the party’s position in Abuja, the minister’s remarks is a confirmation that the Buhari administration has surrendered to outlaws and has no determination to fight them.
Ologbondiyan said “it is unthinkable that a government would describe unarmed victims of armed aggression of terrorists and bandits as “cowards” while those who were elected and given the necessary resources to defend them recede in the comfort and safety of their offices in Abuja”