{"id":54329,"date":"2024-11-01T05:04:13","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T05:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=54329"},"modified":"2024-11-01T05:04:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T05:04:13","slug":"nigerian-senator-proposes-bill-for-citizens-to-carry-firearms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/11\/01\/nigerian-senator-proposes-bill-for-citizens-to-carry-firearms\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Senator Proposes Bill for Citizens to Carry Firearms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Faith Adama<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In response to escalating security concerns, Senator Ned Nwoko of Delta North has proposed a bill allowing Nigerian citizens to carry firearms for self-defense. Announcing this on Channels Television today, October 31, Senator Nwoko argued that arming responsible citizens could deter criminals, particularly in regions prone to kidnappings and bandit attacks.<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted the tragic recent death of his senior legislative aide in a kidnapping incident, suggesting that such attacks might be prevented if citizens were allowed to defend themselves. Figures like former Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom and House Majority Leader Alhassan Ado-Doguwa have previously advocated for self-defense rights in the face of Nigeria\u2019s security crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Nwoko\u2019s proposal introduces strict firearm licensing requirements, including mandatory training, local leadership validation, and psychological evaluations by certified health professionals, targeting only &#8220;qualified individuals&#8221; in high-risk areas. However, the proposal has sparked debate, with critics concerned it could exacerbate violence rather than curb it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Faith Adama In response to escalating security concerns, Senator Ned Nwoko of Delta North has proposed a bill allowing Nigerian citizens to carry firearms for self-defense. Announcing this on Channels Television today, October 31, Senator Nwoko argued that arming responsible citizens could deter criminals, particularly in regions prone to kidnappings and bandit attacks. He [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172,186],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54329"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54361,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54329\/revisions\/54361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}