Middle Belt youths blow hot tells residents to defend yourselves against herdsmen attacks
The Middle Belt Youth Council (MBYC) has taken a firm stand on issue of herdsmen attacks by calling on victims of such attacks to carry arms and other weapons to defend themselves.
The president of the MBYC in southern Bauchi, Emma Zopmal, made the call in an interview with the Punch on Sunday, August 27, shortly after a communique signed by its representatives in 15 states.
The group said: “We support victims under the attacks of Fulani herdsmen to take up arms to defend themselves. You don’t protect yourself in the grave. If someone decides to kill another person, how can the person protect himself?
“The way forward to end the atrocities of Fulani herdsmen is for the communities to be given the right to protect themselves because the first line of defence is the individual who is the target. If he is allowed to defend himself, one would be mindful of attacking the person.
“So, these people that are targets should be given arms to protect themselves. The communities should be given the right to possess arms to protect themselves. If these people are not allowed to protect themselves, it is going to be worse than what we are seeing today.”
The president of the MBYC in southern Bauchi, Emma Zopmal, made the call in an interview with the Punch on Sunday, August 27, shortly after a communique signed by its representatives in 15 states.
The group said: “We support victims under the attacks of Fulani herdsmen to take up arms to defend themselves. You don’t protect yourself in the grave. If someone decides to kill another person, how can the person protect himself?
“The way forward to end the atrocities of Fulani herdsmen is for the communities to be given the right to protect themselves because the first line of defence is the individual who is the target. If he is allowed to defend himself, one would be mindful of attacking the person.
“So, these people that are targets should be given arms to protect themselves. The communities should be given the right to possess arms to protect themselves. If these people are not allowed to protect themselves, it is going to be worse than what we are seeing today.”
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