It Is An Attack On The State When You Raise Your Hand On A Soldier Or A Uniformed Person – Gen Irabor

The Former Chief of Defense Staff, General Lucky Irabor has alleged that assaulting a soldier or a Uniformed person constitutes an attack on the state. He urged all Nigerians of goodwill to denounce such actions. ..Read Full Article

He expressed his support for the closure of Banez Plaza until those responsible for the heinous act are held accountable, stressing that failure to do so would invite anarchy. He praised the intervention of policemen and private individuals who prevented further escalation, which could have led to a scenario akin to the Okuama incident.

He said in an interview with Arise TV, ”When you raise your hand on a soldier or a uniformed person, it is an attack on the state. And so every Nigerian of goodwill must condemn such an act. And so for me I join to support the closure of Banez Plaza. For as long as it takes to have everyone responsible for that dastardly act to be brought to book. If we fail to do so, then we will be calling for Anarchy. The only men who are sacrificing their lives to ensure our collective goods are members of the armed forces, the police, and other security agencies.
If on a slight provocation, they are now attacked to the extent that if not for the policemen and other private individuals that rescued those soldiers. We could have been looking at Okuama 2 which of course does not speak well of us. And I appreciate what the media a doing and I think we need to put the agenda straight about this discussion. The populace need to understand the place of National security and the responsibility of all of us in preserving the sanctity of our institutions