Are we safe? Obafemi Martins says he just got a licensed gun

By Osagie Alonge

 The Nigerian football star Obafemi Martins says he’s just acquired a licensed hand gun.

‘Just got a licensed gun…. So I set out for shooting practice just incase,nobody knows this skill may come in handy tomorrow‘, Martins wrote as he posted a photo of himself trying out his new ‘toy’ at a shooting range.

Martins currently plays for the Seattle Sounders FC in the US which he joined in March 2011.

The 28-year-old doesn’t seem bothered by the on-going sensitive firearms and gun control debate which has become a big issue in the states.