Former Kaduna Central Senator Shehu Sani has warned President Bola Tinubu against allowing the rise of a private army to protect him.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Sani’s warning comes after Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, announced that he had raised a private army to protect Tinubu.
In a viral video, Dokubo said that he and his comrades are working for the president, and anyone seeking his downfall will be crushed.
Sani said that Tinubu does not need a private army, saying that the country’s armed forces, Police and other security agencies have the experience, capacity and competence to provide all the necessary protection for him.
“They are viruses for the destruction of any country,” Sani said. “A fragile country like ours doesn’t need a private army.”
He wrote on Twitter: “I don’t know if the trending video is real or fake, but in any case, President Tinubu must not directly or indirectly allow or encourage the rise of state-backed private armed militia.
“They are viruses for the destruction of any country. A fragile country like ours doesn’t need a private army. The country’s armed forces, Police and other security agencies have the experience, capacity and competence to provide all the necessary protection the President and the Government need.”
