Act now on avalanche of guns and gunmen
Punch Newspapers Sections Published 16 February 2021 LAID low by its collapsed institutions, Nigeria has come under an intense siege of guns and gunmen. Daily, gunmen rampage through the country’s highways and communities wreaking bloody havoc on defenceless citizens. In the North-East, where Islamist terrorism has boomed for 11 years, Boko Haram insurgents launch frequent attacks on communities, farmlands and military formations with formidable firearms. All decent people feel sorrow and righteous fury about the worsening gun violence. For once, the Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) r...