The rivers state police command, at the command head quarters moscow road in a press briefing had presented prohibited firearms and am...



The rivers state police command, at the command head quarters moscow road in a press briefing had presented prohibited firearms and ammunition which was recovered in the special taskforce on arms mop-up.
It will be recalled that on the 21st of february, the inspector general of police, Ibrahim  K. Idris NPM, mni had issued a directive on arms control and mop-up of all illegally acquired firearms in the country.
As a follow-up to the unambiguous directive the rivers state commissioner of police Zaki M. Ahmed constituted  an eight (8) man taskforce headed by the deputy commissioner of police, "operation"
In carrying out her mandates the taskforce embarked on sensitization and advocacy visits to local government areas. So far, the firearms / ammunition recovered by the taskforce are 
1. Total number of arms... 179
2. Total number of cartridges recovered....275
3. Total number of ammunition recovered....437. Amongs others.
The exercise is still ongoing, the cp also used the medium to appeal to the members of the public to once again cash in on the window to submit their firearms before the expiration of the deadline or force will be used to recover them.

Futhermore, the cp said the state command are prepared morethan ever before to protect lives and property and ensure that the command is safe for all to go about their lawful businesses without fear of molestation

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