There are circumstances that make a recourse to a desperate and risky measure the only solution to a problem, especially when the standard and established mechanism for resolution has proved largely ineffective. This succinctly captures the action of citizen Lucy Tapnang who was recently attacked by some kidnappers but who, in sheer display of bravery, reportedly disarmed one of them bearing an AK-47 rifle and freed herself and three other victims in Barkin Ladi local Government Area of Plateau State. Though she suffered various degrees of injury as the bandits viciously attacked her, she succeeded in rescuing herself and the other victims from the criminals’ den. In a sense, Tapnang decided to perform the primary function of a government bysecuring/defendingherself and others in an adverse situation even after yielding the monopoly of violence to the government like everyone else in exchange for official security and protection which is seldom guaranteed.