Tag: Arms
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FG must permit Nigerians to bear arms for self-defence – Sagay
The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay, says the Federal Government must permit Nigerians to bear arms in order to defend themselves. He said that his call was necessitated by increased unprovoked attacks against hapless Nigerians by bandits and other criminals across the nation and the seeming helplessness of the security…
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Attack on officials: We need to bear arms, FRSC boss begs Buhari for approval
Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has said that the corps would require the executive approval of President Muhammadu Buhari to bear arms. Oyeyemi, at briefing with journalists said in the light of the recent attack, kidnap and killing of personnel of the corps across the country, the corps need to…
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I never said FRSC officers should bear arms, Reps C’ttee chairman debunks report
By Emman Ovuakporie Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Federal Roads Safety Corps, FRSC, Hon Mayowa Akinfilarin, on Monday debunked reports that he said road safety officers will soon start carrying arms. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports that the lawmaker claimed that the misleading report had made him to receive threats from all shades of Nigerians. The…
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Weapons used by killer-herdsmen from Turkey, Libya, Ivory Coast – Report
Weapons being used in inter-communal violence that has killed thousands of people in northern Nigeria have been trafficked from Ivory Coast, Libya and Turkey, according to a new report by the Conflict Armament Research group. Fighting between farmers and semi-nomadic herders over land has gone on for decades in Nigeria´s central belt and north. Attacks…
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US defence firms dominate $420b global arms sale
Defence firms in the United States accounted for more than half of the $240 billion global sales of military equipment and services by the world’s top 100 arms groups in 2018. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), a Swedish-based institute made this known on Monday in its report on Top 100 arms producing and military…
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How ex-governor Amosun surrendered guns, ammunition acquired for 2019 elections
Details of how former governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun surrendered million rounds of ammunition, AK47 rifles, vests and armoured personnel carriers (APCs) few hours to the end of his reign as governor have been revealed. A report by Premium Times revealed that the disgraced former governor contacted the state’s Commissioner of Police, Bashir…
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Killings: Police to retrain officers, men on arms handling
In a bid to stem the tide of police brutalities against the civil population, the police authorities have concluded plan to return all officers and men to the range from retraining on arms handling and proficiency. The Assistant-Inspector General of Police for Zone 11, Adeleye Oyebade, who made the disclosure at the inauguration of the…
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Police to retrain officers, men on arms handling
In a bid to stem the tide of police brutalities against the civil population, the police authorities have concluded plan to return all officers and men to the range from retraining on arms handling and proficiency. The Assistant-Inspector General of Police for Zone 11, Adeleye Oyebade, who made the disclosure at the inauguration of the…
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Killings: Bandits in Zamfara have access to more arms than security agencies, Yari raises alarm
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State on Tuesday in Abuja raised alarm over stock piling of arms by bandits operating in the state. Yari made this known while speaking with State House correspondents after he had updated President Muhammadu Buhari on the socio-political and security developments in the state. The governor, who ruled out dialogue…
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‘Politicians stockpiling arms ahead of general elections’
The Director-General of National Taskforce on Small Arms, Light and Chemical Weapons, Dr Emmanuel Okereke, on Tuesday, alleged that some politicians had been stockpiling ammunition ahead of general elections. Okereke, who made the allegation in Abuja at a news conference, said the stockpiling of ammunition by desperate politicians was due to the porous nature of…