Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has emphasised the importance of self-defense training for all Nigerians in order to enhance personal safety during threatening situations.
Gatekeepers News reports that during an appearance on Politics Today, a program on Channels Television, he encouraged citizens to consider learning combat skills as a vital part of their preparedness, similar to acquiring skills like driving and swimming, which are essential for survival.
Asked whether he would advise Nigerians to learn combat skills for self-defence, General Musa said, “That one should be taken as learning driving, learning how to swim. Whether we have war or not, it is a survival instinct.
“In Europe, swimming is compulsory; [so is] Learning and teaching about security because you have to learn what security is.”
According to him, the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, should train Nigerian graduates in unarmed combat skills for day-to-day survival against dark-hearted men.
The defence chief further explained that security is the responsibility of all Nigerians, even as he urged citizens to remain situationally aware of their surroundings to identify strange and suspicious individuals.
