Okuama: If you go to other countries, you can never see a soldier on the street, Cosmos Enwelizor

Cosmos Enwelizor, a distinguished Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), shared his opinions during a phone conversation from Rivers State, emphasizing the significance of the military in preserving a nation's territorial sovereignty rather than apprehending its citizens. He observed that in contrast, in other countries, even within the African continent, one would not typically witness soldiers patrolling the streets. Enwelizor also raised concerns regarding the military's intervention in the Okuama community, which led to widespread devastation before the declaration of a king as wanted. In an interview with Vanguard, Enwelizor said, “If you go to other countries, even in Africa, you can never see a soldier on the streets. The role of the Army is to protect the country’s territorial integrity, not to declare citizens wanted. How can the Army invade a community, Okuama, destroy everything, and then declare a king wanted? “While I sympathize with the families of those 17 soldiers killed by hoodlums, I want to say that the killers of those soldiers might not necessarily be indigenes of the community.”