Mohammed Adamu Police IG, Calls For Voluntary Surrender Of Weapons And Places Embargo On The Issuance Of New Arm Licence

Mohammed Adamu  Police IG,  Calls For Voluntary Surrender Of Weapons And Places Embargo On The Issuance Of New Arm Licence

Mohammed Adamu the Inspector General of Police, has called on all Nigerians currently in unlawful possession of such weapons to immediately and voluntary return  the weapons to Police Station or Public Armoury nearest to them.

He said this based on intelligence indicating the presence of huge quantity of arms in unlawful possession of some Nigerians owing to the desperation of some citizens to acquire more arms, and the continued proliferation of illicit weapons in the society, with the attendant negative and security implications.

According to a statement signed by the force PRO, Frank Mba, 'the Inspector General of Police has also, with immediate effect, placed an embargo on the issuance of New Licences for designated arms throughout the country for the mean time'.

The Inspector General advises Nigerians to take advantage of the "voluntary arms return window" and do the right thing as there will be severe consequences for defaulters and those who fail to adhear to the call.

Meanwhile, the Force has made serious plans to embark on a massive, nationwide Joint Arms Mopping up Operations in order to ensure that there are no defaulters. The operation which will be intelligent driven and target oriented, is designed to retrieve all illicit weapons in circulation, halt the on-going proliferation of weapons, restore law and order in the society and bring perpetrators to justice.