Use of firearms by citizens will worsen insecurity – Minister of Police affairs, Dingyadi

The Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, has stated why Nigerians cannot be allowed to bear arms. He said it will worsen the country’s instability.

Dingyadi made this known during a press conference in Abuja on Thursday evening, in response to a question about the call by the House of Representatives Majority Leader, Ado Doguwa, who last week said that Nigerians should be allowed to bear arms in self-defense due to the country’s deteriorating security situation.

Dingyadi said, “We are even doing all we can to ensure that we minimize the circulation of firearms among most Nigerians. We should restrict this to people who are supposed to own them, those who are supposed to use them, people who have been trained to use them and people who have access to use them.

“Otherwise, if you make it all people’s affair, it will worsen the situation. This is my honest opinion. I don’t share that view at this moment, I don’t support that,” the minister said.