The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. LUCKY IRABOR, has faulted the call by Governor BELLO MATAWALLE of Zamfara State to people of the state to bear arms to defend themselves against bandits.

He spoke to newsmen on the matter at the opening of the Joint Exercise for the National Defence College and War Colleges of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.

IRABOR said the call was not right, as the armed forces and other security agencies were there to handle the challenges, adding that MATAWALLE does not have the power to instruct the Commissioner of Police to issue licenses.