Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has directed police officers across the country to sho.ot on sight anyone found carrying illegal firearms
The directive was issued on Friday during a stakeholders’ meeting at the Government House in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
Disu said President Bola Tinubu had ordered security agencies to put an end to the wave of insecurity in Benue, stressing that only authorised security personnel are legally allowed to carry firearms.
He declared that passive policing was no longer acceptable.
“You cannot move around freely carrying arms as if there is no law and order in this country. It will not be tolerated.
“We have given them instructions. We have a force order 237. Police officers have been instructed that they don’t need to wait for any superior order. They know where to deploy their firearms.
“We are tired of losing our men. We are tired of police officers, soldiers, and other members of the security agencies dying anyhow.
“They have been instructed to shoot at sight. They have been trained to do what is necessary. But we will not succeed without the cooperation of all of you,” the IGP said.
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