Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has reiterated his stand on the need for his people and Nigerians to defend themselves against insecurity.
While speaking yesterday as a guest on Channels Television, Akeredolu, who doubles as Chairman of the Southwest Governors’ Forum, also said the present security architecture of policing in Nigeria was not commensurate with prevailing security challenges in the country.
Akeredolu, who weighed the consequences of governors directing their people to carry weapons, said doing so remained the only option left for Nigerians to fight those criminals terrorizing the society.
He said: “Well, Governor Mattawale’s view might be extreme, but when you are pushed to the wall, there’s nothing much you can say.
“Our people cannot afford to lay back; we are not lazy people; we are indomitable people and we must fight these people back and whosoever has the upper hand will survive.
“We must be alert when we see strange people around us. We have put more men on the streets and patrols everywhere using Amotekun and the lesson we have learned is we can’t afford to run away, we must face these people.
“I’ve told traditional rulers that we must get ready to defend our people and our land, we can’t fold our hands; when these people come to you, you must fight back!”
