#OpEd: Why Guns Should Be Legalised For Human Rights Activists In Nigeria, By Comrade Ufezime Nelson Ubi
Comrade Ufezime Nelson Ubi argues that Nigeria has become too dangerous for unarmed human rights defenders, as activists face harassment, abductions, and killings while criminals, bandits, and political thugs operate freely with weapons.
He insists that legalising guns for activists is not a call to violence but a matter of survival, deterrence, and democracy protection, comparing Nigeria’s situation to apartheid South Africa, the US Black Panthers, and African liberation struggles.
According to him, without the right to self-defense, freedom of expression is an illusion, as peaceful protesters risk death each time they speak truth to power. He concludes that arming activists would restore balance, deter oppression, and safeguard democracy from collapse.
#HumanRights #Nigeria #GunRights #Democracy
Comrade Ufezime Nelson Ubi argues that Nigeria has become too dangerous for unarmed human rights defenders, as activists face harassment, abductions, and killings while criminals, bandits, and political thugs operate freely with weapons.
He insists that legalising guns for activists is not a call to violence but a matter of survival, deterrence, and democracy protection, comparing Nigeria’s situation to apartheid South Africa, the US Black Panthers, and African liberation struggles.
According to him, without the right to self-defense, freedom of expression is an illusion, as peaceful protesters risk death each time they speak truth to power. He concludes that arming activists would restore balance, deter oppression, and safeguard democracy from collapse.
#HumanRights #Nigeria #GunRights #Democracy
#OpEd: Why Guns Should Be Legalised For Human Rights Activists In Nigeria, By Comrade Ufezime Nelson Ubi
Comrade Ufezime Nelson Ubi argues that Nigeria has become too dangerous for unarmed human rights defenders, as activists face harassment, abductions, and killings while criminals, bandits, and political thugs operate freely with weapons.
He insists that legalising guns for activists is not a call to violence but a matter of survival, deterrence, and democracy protection, comparing Nigeria’s situation to apartheid South Africa, the US Black Panthers, and African liberation struggles.
According to him, without the right to self-defense, freedom of expression is an illusion, as peaceful protesters risk death each time they speak truth to power. He concludes that arming activists would restore balance, deter oppression, and safeguard democracy from collapse.
#HumanRights #Nigeria #GunRights #Democracy
