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Inspector General of Police,
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… Says, 29 policemen still missing
The Inspector General of Police
(IGP), Suleiman Abba, has said the police would recover illegal arms in
circulation across the country before the 2015 general election.
The Nation gave the details of this report. The story says: Abba accused politicians of arming
their supporters illegally, for the purpose of using same to perpetrate
illegality during elections.
The IGP urged individuals or groups
in possession of such fire arms to surrender them to the police or face
prosecution if arrested.
“The mopping up of arms is a
continuous exercise. I have directed the Commissioners of Police in all the
states to not only make a press statement banning the possession of illegal
weapons, but to also advise members of the public to return those arms to the
police.”
Abba, who spoke during a meeting
with senior police officers at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, on Wednesday,
said the police would ensure violence free elections in states across the
federation.
“What we are doing now is that we are
laying emphasis in view of the oncoming election, in particular the
commencement of campaigns which will begin in a few days’ time.
“Sometimes, supporters of
politicians get arms, with or without their principals’ knowledge and before
you know it, they begin to use it against one another,” the IGP said.
The police boss announced that one
of the 30 policemen that got missing following terrorist attack on a training
school in Gwoza, Borno State, a few months ago, had returned and reported at
his duty post.
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