An Abuja-based Senior Advocate of
Nigeria, Chief Ogwu James Onoja SAN, has stated that the creation of state
police has become necessary in the face of the security challenges experienced
across the country.
Speaking after a
Thanksgiving event in Abuja over the escape of his wife from an attack while on
her way to Dekina in Kogi State recently, he said some governors have genuine
intention to secure their states but that the Nigeria Police lacks equipment to
currently secure the country.
He stressed that governors would
not manipulate the State Police if the judiciary was strengthened enough to
handle abuse of powers by governors.
Describing his wife’s escape from
the gunmen attack as a miracle, he said the bullet-riddled SUV was condemned.
“I am doing Thanksgiving because
I nearly lost my wife. My wife was brutally attacked.
“On 25th April, 2019, she was
ambushed by three set of gunmen on her way to Dekina in Kogi State who shot more
than 30 bullets inside the car. I thank God, I didn’t lose her, I didn’t lose
Police orderly with her and the driver.
“I am celebrating because if you
see the car, you know that it was a miracle that nobody died. You will not
believe how people survived.”
While condemning the insecurity
in Kogi State, he revealed that all complaints he made to Kogi State
Commissioner of Police and the Inspector General of Police fell on deaf ears.
“I want to use this opportunity
to condemn insecurity in the country especially in Kogi State. I made report to
Kogi State Commissioner of Police, nothing happened; I made report to the
Inspector General of Police, nothing equally happened.
“Over a month that this thing
happened, my wife’s statement has not been taken.
“God is the only one securing
this country because if it can happen to me, at this level, then the common
people in the society have no hope.
“The common people in the country
need to protect themselves. Police are not well equipped to protect the
citizens. Police are not well motivated to protect citizens, but where are,
they can burst crimes wonderfully.
“They don’t have helicopter to
monitor crimes. People should be ready to protect themselves and be each
other’s brother’s keeper,” Onoja revealed.
He observed that wealthy citizens
have taken over the use of trains which was originally meant for ordinary
people, saying that the development would leave road users unprotected.
The senior advocate urged the
Federal Government not to retrieve guns from law-abiding citizens, arguing that
doing so would further make them vulnerable to attacks.
“Moreso, the issue of recovering
gun from law-abiding citizens would be unfortunate because it would leave those
not committing crimes unprotected,” he said.
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