Tag: Illegal firearms

Police Deny ‘Shoot-on-Sight’ Directive, Say IGP Disu’s Makurdi Remarks Were Misrepresented

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Police Deny ‘Shoot-on-Sight’ Directive, Say IGP Disu’s Makurdi Remarks Were Misrepresented

The Nigeria Police Force has rejected reports suggesting that Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, ordered officers to shoot anyone found carrying illegal firearms, describing the claim as misleading and inconsistent with the police chief’s actual remarks. The clarification followed reports and public reactions to comments attributed to the IGP during a stakeholders’ meeting…

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98 Political thugs arraigned for unlawful arms possession

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98 Political thugs arraigned for unlawful arms possession

An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court yesterday arraigned 98 men suspected to be political thugs for alleged threats to violence and unlawful possession of firearms. The defendants were brought before Chief Magistrate, Mrs Titilayo Ola-Olorun on charges of threatening violence, and unlawful possession of firearms, among others. The police prosecutor, Samson Osubu said the defendants committed…

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