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Electoral Violence: IGP Orders Clamp Down On Prohibited Firearms

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August 16, 2020
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Electoral Violence: IGP Orders Clamp Down On Prohibited Firearms

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Ahead of the upcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the commissioners of Police in the 36 states and Abuja to mop up all prohibited firearms circulating in the country.

The IG specifically ordered the Commissioners “to immediately initiate appropriate actions to identify, isolate, disarm, arrest and prosecute any individual(s) or group(s) in possession of prohibited firearms.”

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In a series of tweets on the verified Twitter handle of the Nigeria Police Force on Sunday, the Police boss said the directive was necessitated by the deliberate arming and movement of political thugs and other criminal elements across the country.

Electoral Violence: IGP Orders Clamp Down On Prohibited Firearms

Adamu, further directed the CPs to convene an enlightenment meeting of all vigilante groups and quasi security outfits spread across the country to be sure that they are operating lin conformity with the extant laws guiding their establishment and operations.

Read the full text of the statement below:

PRESS RELEASE

AHEAD OF EDO AND ONDO GOV ELECTIONS: IGP ORDERS NATIONWIDE CLAMPDOWN ON PROLIFERATION OF PROHIBITED FIREARMS
– CPs to identify, isolate, disarm, arrest and prosecute offenders

As part of preparations toward the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in Edo and Ondo States, as well as efforts by the Police High Command to curb the proliferation of prohibited firearms in the country, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has ordered Commissioners of Police in the thirty-six States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to immediately initiate appropriate actions to identify, isolate, disarm, arrest and prosecute any individual(s) or group(s) in possession of prohibited firearms.

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The directive has become necessary against the backdrop of the deliberate arming and movement of political thugs and other criminal elements across the country.

In addition, the directive is targeted at addressing the proliferation and unlawful possession of prohibited firearms in the country which is contrary to the provisions of Chapter F.28 LFN 2004 of the Firearms Act.

In a similar vein, Commissioners of Police in all the States of the Federation and the FCT have been directed to immediately convene an enlightenment meeting of all vigilante groups and quasi security outfits spread across the countryin order to ensure that their activities are in conformity with the extant laws guiding their establishment and operations.

The IGP, while observing that several civil groups – vigilantes, quasi states and regional security outfits under various guises are arming themselves with prohibited firearms and weapons in contravention of the provisions of the Firearms Act, notes that the trend if unchecked, will pose serious threat to national security.

The IGP enjoins citizens to cooperate with the Police in the enforcement of this order as it is aimed at ensuring safety of lives and property in the country.

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