Charly Boy Speaks on Nigeria's Security Challenges

In the midst of the latest attack on a secondary school in the north central region of Nigeria, as the defence minister tells citizens to fight back and not to run away if they are attacked by armed men - in effect asking them to turn into unarmed vigilantes at considerable risk to their own lives - we'll speak to the maverick entertainer and veteran activist, Charley Boy, for his reaction and assessment of the current situation in Nigeria...The singer/songwriter, social critic and mass mobiliser, Charley Boy.
#Charlyboy was interviewed by #CharlesAniagolu. Produced by #NissiGabriel.
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[@machixchizy3692]

Charly Boy @70+! Wow!! Congratulations. Keep being so wonderful.

[@jamessunday8915]

Charlie Boy at 71+? This Enigma will live up to A CENTURY the way he is!!!!

[@amudatwuraola5373]

By the grace of God

[@jamessunday8915]

@@amudatwuraola5373 Amen!!!

[@kelechikevin1187]

He looks 40

[@jamessunday8915]

"Eyes for Eyes will leave EVERYBODY Blind" ........ Charlie Boy!!!!!

[@uzopaul871]

Let it be so if that is what it achieved

[@ASAOOTU]

It is what it is

[@jamessunday8915]

@Odus Aiguobs Is it not better than just BEEN KILLED cheaply!!!! NOBODY has the MONOPOLY OF VIOLENCE!!!!!!!

[@itsjemmabond]

It was actually Mahatma Ghandi who first made that statement, but he's right

[@RealTalk196]

Charly boy is so very smart man. It’s always a delight to hear him talk about issues

[@supernewafrica4210]

Charlie Boy is one of the most intelligent and well meaning Nigerians. He is far more honest than many pastors. Yes, quote me.

[@quizkallie]

Well said

[@margaretodugba1153]

Long and short of it all is that: we're on our own in this country. We're our own watch men (vigilante and community policing ) we provide our own water and electricity. We organize to control traffic as it was in the morning today around Famous bus stop in Shomolu ... By the way thumbs up to those guys. They helped those of us still learning the ropes of navigating thru Lagos traffic

[@idemudiaamiohu2485]

Famous bus stop, wow being a long time. Do you know Engreg International School?

[@margaretodugba1153]

@@idemudiaamiohu2485 No.

[@njokuchika445]

I have exceptional respect for Pap Charley. He knows and understands what inhumanity, injustice, poverty, dehumanization, marginalization, subjugation are all about. That's why he fights them with music, publicly, and with the media. If Nigeria had 10 of Charlie Boy like, we will have little or no difficulties in Nigeria. He is a real man, fearless💪

[@royaleagle129]

Well said sir. Long live !

[@TomJerry-ol5yn]

Charlie boy keep it up we will always count on u because u always air ur view candidly. Nigeria 2021 that we are experiencing this. 😎

[@howardosagie61]

Thank you Charlie you said it all again, let those who have ear let them hear.

[@bransonmiles6594]

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[@malcolmmathias5881]

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[@malcolmmathias5881]

@Branson Miles glad I could help :D

[@guywarri7651]

My humble opinion at this point is...Do what you can with what you can lay hands on, be it juju or cutlass, even AK47. All na SELF-DEFENSE.

[@kevinobus7556]

Current man.

[@royaleagle129]

True talk my brother

[@kudirataduke]

Charlie Boy my brother, thanks for having you, few days ago I was just wondering that where is this man, Charlie, nothing said from his side about all these things happening in the Nigeria all this while; yes, nobody resigns in Nigeria and I'm saying categorically that, the first and only person to resign is President Buhari, because he's not fit for the job, he has failed....

[@munirosinaike2903]

Thank u so much Mr Charly Boy, You are truly the man of the people. Surely we will come out of Buhari & co incompetence corporation in Nigeria, and the nation called Nigeria will be freed and depended on people's visions!

[@njokuchika445]

Charlie boy is one man I have exceptional respect for. Fearless, open, honest in his manner of criticism, defiant, consistent with his beliefs, challenging every aspect of governance in Nigeria. This is a man who would have used his father's powerful influence in Nigeria to enrich himself in any government or private sector. Instead, he opted to fight the inhumanity, injustice, poverty, corruption, dehumanization, marginalization in Nigeria, tribe regardless. Charle boy is a man. Chief Obafemi Awolowo was right when he said, Nigeria is a mere geographical creation. To be honest, if we comprehensively go through our history from independence to date, considering the unspeakable horrible situations we have experienced, Nigeria has no logical reason, and no presentable purpose to exist anymore. The British only brought us together by map for their own advantage with key force on our mineral resources, oil and gas in particular. Nothing else matters to them. Nigeria had never worked for Nigerians, only for the West. Best we call it a wrap, and go our separate ways in place of fighting, and killing ourselves. Self deceit is a disease no sensible individual wants to contract.

[@Quasiloks]

I always trust Charley Boy to say it as it is.

[@beyondthehorizon1474]

One of the funniest interviews ever watched. Man, I love this man. What an epic legend! Charly Boy.. may God grant you even more longevity. My typa guy!

[@livinusnzeribe3480]

I never believe Charli will speak an amazing truth like this about Nigeria.

[@ronj7658]

He's always been an activist. He just keeps himself quiet because he lives in Nigeria.

[@igboeli100]

Is worth asking him o o....what exactly he is doing to look this young @70. Charlie Boy has always been on point in his expressions and comments about Nigeria. Very intelligent man!! God bless you and keep you for us all

[@toneo6710]

In Some countries, comments by a serving federal minister like this would have meant he Must Resign, as he he is acknowledging that the Current dispensation cannot protect the lives and property of those who elected them to protect their interest. He seems to be advocating anarchy, on live TV, that the citizens should take the law into their hands, on account of the leadership not having the required capacity, to provide basic security, a basic duty of care to the electorate, as is taken for granted in normal societies the world over. With this race to the bottom speech’s, we just might be embracing a society where Gangsters and Warlords rule the roost, with politicians, as well as government officials, working for them. As Personalities seem to be more important than institutions, we will sustain a race to the bottom, with people like that federal minister’s eloquent speech.

[@touchnot7334]

Who elected them? They selected themselves into power to do that which they are do now.

[@sundaysule1212]

Some of the pastors and politians are actually the problem of the Nigeria state as rightly spoken by Charley Boy. I subscribe to your submission...,..

[@okoromarvelous4986]

71 😮😮😮😮 baba even senior most GO's ho ,🙌🙌

[@ekesonahionye4847]

Brother Charles you have said it all

[@toniaola1311]

100% supported, the minister is saying the real truth because it is happening in his community too, they are all tired of talking and insecurity is increasing every day, our security men have been killing almost every day, without God builders build in vain let us continue to pray for our security men and Nigeria generally, God will save us from all our enemies IJMN

[@sarahisreal7879]

Very true my charly boy Without straighten Nigeria institutions, Nigerian goes no where

[@nnadichrisn.chukwuma8259]

The anger in Nigeria is beyond measures. Criminality is perpetuated with INPUNITY and nothing happens, what do you expect?

[@stardaniel8190]

Charles boy looks cool at 70+, I can't believe it 😁

[@ObianujunwaViv]

Nwa afo May God protect u Sir

[@jamessunday8915]

Protect Yourselves!! ......... Gen. T.Y. Danjuma!!!!!!

[@samayaafrica2137]

FARMERS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO CARRY AK47 TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR FARMLANDS

[@justicebrooks3517]

If I live in Nigeria I will not wait for government permission because we have no government. Baring arms in Nigeria is human right.

[@johnayeni5872]

Who gave herdsmen permission to acquire Ak47? Go get yours, stop giving excuses.

[@bahdoofficial4701]

lots of wisdom

[@benoge8560]

Charly the wise Man.Tell them

[@jamessunday8915]

Nigeria needs GREAT SYSTEMS & INSTITUTIONS, not personalities!!!!!

[@mandahawolola4404]

Who creates and sustains systems? It is still personalities but, they must be above board in all ramifications.

[@johncejohn30]

@@mandahawolola4404 Nice one

[@wabisabi5982]

That’s so true, yesterday the police chief that arrested Rochas Okorocha said we should pray, he said it like 3 times, pray for what naaaaa?

[@josephjonathan8830]

Great guy

[@nathanakintunde1391]

Every American has the right to bear arms. This is written into their Constitution. Since we are practicing the American system of governance, why should we not have the right to bear arms as well?

[@kucutooms8685]

Great interview.

[@stewmaker3983]

Don't kid yourselves anymore, it's a hopeless situation now.

[@adegboyegaogundiran8679]

It's totally hopeless now.

[@secturlawson4827]

Nice one sir

[@muiseyin1389]

Charly Boy you sharp gan mehn... "Awa mumu don do" album no dey reign again as government don settle Charly Boy. #FEM🤫

[@chyknikoncept5938]

Too shallow to be thought

[@codiograh1640]

The man has said it all everybody should protect him or herself. Protect yourself otherwise you all will die one by one

[@PAWNB3YOND]

Bruh why does the interviewer sound more British than British people???

[@cajoku]

...and that’s all you got from this interview? You just wasted your data bruh ..🚶🏾🚶🏾🚶🏾

[@ronj7658]

He's British and posh.

[@PAWNB3YOND]

@@cajoku I have free wifi...and I was at work while watching

[@itsjemmabond]

He's a posho, that's why

[@mary.c.o3886]

THANK YOU SIR, PLEASE LET EVERY BIAFRA PROTECT THERE FAMILIES TOO, YORUBA KEEP ON SABOOING

[@helenagbakwu7347]

Charlie tell your son that Biafra is the answer .

[@clarkent61]

“Pentecostalism is part of our problem” NICE ONE UNCLE Charly👍

[@okechukwukenneth5624]

Church is not our problem Oga

[@clarkent61]

@@okechukwukenneth5624 : What problem has Pentecostal Christianity solved in Nigeria? Just give me one example.

[@anthonymuoneke1611]

Please Aris TV I want to know why you are not streaming for some days now.

[@kevinobus7556]

The fact is Charlie boy is 70 year old +.hence buhari should be 90 years old ➕?

[@chudia22]

On the point Charly Boy. We are the most religious and also the most corrupt. Religion in Nigeria is simply harvesting human penury for money.

[@ayoguapeh7164]

Charly boy just said it all ,terrorism has become the fastest moving business in Nigeria aided by government officials nd security agencies. Imagine a school was raided 27 students picked, others dead ,some missing up till now none of them was caught instead government was busy advising masses to protect themselves. What a rubbish statement is that? Is it legally on illegally to protect ourselves? Where government has denied masses to own a gun in their respective home?

[@charlesnwankwo7836]

If Charlie Boy is 71, then Buhari , Obasanjo,etc are upto 100 yrs old lol

[@razbusari703]

According to public records, he will be 71 on 19 June 2021 so he is 70+. Some guys just age better than others.

[@chinweikeiheanachor7150]

The police they have is Abuja police, the military they have is Abuja military, the money and everything belongs to Abuja and everything is determined and detected by fulanis. The average man has no access to security. Even in Rwanda or Ghana, people has direct access to public public numbers and get help in minutes. Nigeria is that the Abuja government determine who has right to life and who will die. Terrorism or whatever they call it in Nigeria is a grand assembly of jihadists to overthrow everyone who is not Islamic. A terrorist cannot be trusted and can strike any time he feels bad and we Biafra people cannot be part of that. They have done international terror before, that is who they are, they don't stop. The problem we have today in igbo land is created by government which is only operated from Abuja. The police and military has become threats to the lives of the people. Give us a referendum and that's it.

[@jamessunday8915]

The SAME OLD stories INDEED, Charlie Boy!!!!!!!!

[@miraol9620]

Charly boy is in his seventies? 🥵 millennials how are we doing?

[@umarabdullahi3089]

For the kidnapping is just a part of the story, did anyone else see how dilapidated the school is. It is unfortunate....

[@kennedyebong4864]

Buhari has indeed destroyed Nigeria.If he refuses to change and do the needful,the Almighty God will deal with him in his own way

[@chuddyharrison3446]

These fulani people in power in Nigeria has ruined Nigeria completely. He is asking people villagers without arms to defend themselves.

[@babatundeodebiyi]

So very sad. Defend themselves with what? Against AK47 and rpg's?

[@celestialgaze2673]

Brilliant mind! Nigerians must keep talking or else they is no hope!

[@mekuscpekus]

Talk of protecting ourselves, why not? We have been self governed since independence. We build our on roads that leads to our compounds, to be connected to the national electricity grid, we must buy and erect the electric pools, wires and meters from a distance to our compounds yet no working national electric power available even as we continue paying for electric bills. We supply our own light by buying electric generators. We build our own boreholes to have running water for our households. We should know by now to be our own security. Nigerians our mumu never do?

[@diamondcharisma4167]

Pentecostalism is the major problem of Nizooria

[@AnnieSpecial92861]

🙄

[@melairodrigo6891]

Wait Nigerians 🇳🇬 mumu sha So buhari Government really ask citizens to submit their guns and the citizens really did what he said and now harming terrorist to kill innocent 😇 Nigerians 🇳🇬 This government is a big joke God intervene in Nigeria 🇳🇬 problems

[@sarahisreal7879]

Charly boy, where is the job, my brother who I train for university, look for a job 10 years without finding one, end up doing Dr and a Barber to survived before I help him to Europe, what of million of people who don't have someone to help them. Can everyone provide jobs for themselves, can everyone be a self employed in the country? I too struggled to leave Nigeria without help of the government and I come from oil City Stupid leaders brainless leaders, who don't think of creating jobs for their people. How many population do Nigeria have and compared it to the companies in Nigeria A country where population is growing yet the roads are still dual carriageway. No electricity I have been in Europe for 23 years, only once I experience electric shout out for 10 minutes because of repairs, with letter of notes a week ahead, telling you about the repair in your area Most of the positions an Africa man gets is to, do wickedness someone else.

[@FOH45]

i can bet everyone here closed their ears when charly boy started talking about pastors... 🤣

[@jamessunday8915]

Not everyone closed their ears my dear, but maybe the MAJORITY!!!!!! People are SLOWLY BUT SURELY "WAKING UP"; After all, Who wants to be SCAMMED by these PULPIT SCAMMERS? Not ME!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ronj7658]

We want Biafra

[@adesewa100]

....government know the terrorist.."

[@helenjoseph4298]

I can't BREATH MAGIC GOVERNMENT hmmm Seriously this is WICKEDNESS iya yi Poju hmmm

[@peterjohnson8400]

I don't even know what to say anyway we Africans we are still not ready according to fella we are afraid to die suffering and smiling

[@josramsblue1]

Area father is going to 71, hmmm who no envy lifestyle? I envy

[@aliceedem7337]

You look very good for 70+

[@onii12]

So Charlyboy is Tinubu's age mate? Yeah, give me a break! I believe Tinubu is in the mid 80s!

[@official_elekkoagrovet]

Infact every Nigerian is on his own bear your father's name in areas of security and others ok

[@modestmenstylemms1450]

Nigeria is gradually degenerating into a separatist and lawless state. Where government has failed violence become the passage of the day.

[@zonkusculturezonkus8839]

Look at where kids are sleeping and paying school fees. what a crazy and a foolish country

[@gerics]

How to tackle terrorism and insecurity: Nigeria security infrastructure from the Military, Police and other security apparatus should be obliged to give account of ammunition guns and weapons in their custody and also make it open on the amount of their ammunition in stock and also let the senate pass a bill that would force them to be open to the public on channels where hoodlums and territorists get their weapons from. All borders must be shut down for security purposes Eg: Redeemers respects Baba Adeboye more than God or Jesus Christ.

[@onyiionwurah5475]

Charlie D problem will not end the nepotism going on is to protect the evil going on. Qed

[@ismailhashim596]

If your child or wife is abducted, would you be OK if FG negotiate with the criminals?

[@blackberry4321]

The big problem of Nigeria is northern people, and some yrouba leaders are one of the problem too.

[@AnnieSpecial92861]

We all are our problems. We're all guilty

[@kingsleydennis5701]

U ,called dis a school or a chicken house ?

[@abisoyefolorunso2561]

Is this a school or collection of toilets.

[@elizabethmomodu3586]

But you vote him did you forget

[@aurayah2849]

People have been reaching, what about you news man? What is your reaction? You appear nonchalant, cold, like you are not concerned, not a Nigerian. Tell us how you feel about the situation, for a change, rather than ask irrelevant questions

[@fortuneh1851]

Hypocritical pastors!

[@jamessunday8915]

Not hypocritical but PULPIT SCAMMERS!!!!!!!

[@ativiejonathan3705]

The Defence minister 's statement is lacking critical thinking

[@jamessunday8915]

Never say such, the man SPOKE THE TRUTH though TRUTH IS VERY BITTER, my brother!!!!!! If this TRUTH had been spoken years ago, people would have been DEFENDING THEMSELVES rather than waiting for NON-EXISTENT Security personnel!!!!! Never too late to START DEFENDING oneself though!!!!!!!!

[@FOH45]

@@jamessunday8915 he didn't speak the truth cause there's disaster that will come with giving everyone guns cause everyone aint sane..... its the easy way out to say defend urselves cause now they can wash their hands and say its not on them to help......theyre there in those positions for a reason, job is literally to provide safety and they're getting paid, ur solution shouldn't be do it urself, meaning u pay me to do it and my solution is u do it..... the cultists alone and fights in lagos....that people survive, no one will if everyone has guns or mass shootings, any little argument will lead to a shooting, in china they have a billion plus people, no guns and no terrorists, everyone's safe.... so its not impossible, we just have idiots in government is all, adding guns to the equation will just increase the violence we see.. by a lot

[@jamessunday8915]

@@FOH45 Then let the CHEAP KILLINGS continue until those in charge come to our RESCUE!!!!!!

[@FOH45]

@@jamessunday8915 i didn't say they will, theyre meant to, but theyre so greedy they wont.... hence the walk to disaster..of unleashing guns on society, even as America is so developed they are struggling with their gun problems, u can imagine what will happen in Nigeria

[@yinka661]

He is right but the minute he started referencing American politics he completely lost his way.

[@samad4895]

spot on....

[@kingsking9334]

How?

[@ayan22_]

Reason well na. American politics he spoke on for few minutes and left that affected his whole way?

[@jasychilla282]

He only made reference to the importance of strong institutions, if only we had one in this country. I guess you didn’t really tie in his argument to the submissions. He was spot on

[@agentshevylabs7872]

I guess you're a trump supporter and therefore you didn't get the message. Let me break it down for you (Personalities vs Institutions)

[@obop515]

CharlieMan, if you think that Nigeria will ever work, then you are worst than even the pastors you are talking and singing about!

[@davidhasselhoff1330]

Bring professional to talk on issues. Stop bringing popular celebrities on issues that is not relating to entertainment.

[@danielaugustine5537]

Outline the things he said that were out of context.

[@Ibrahim29514]

@@danielaugustine5537,exactly.The truth is bitter.Its hard to swallow.

[@davidhasselhoff1330]

@@danielaugustine5537 tell what he said that is new to you. Or reveals a solution to the problem. Professionals in security will bring something new. That is my point.

[@davidhasselhoff1330]

@@Ibrahim29514 since you have been swallowing biter truth what change has it bring to your life.

[@Ibrahim29514]

@@davidhasselhoff1330 ,it has broadened my horizon and not live in denial .

[@mxhiphopper]

Trump had nothing to do with January 6th.