Reps Directs IGP To Mop Up Illegal Arms In Circulation
The House of Representatives yesterday urged the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to carry out a comprehensive mop-up of all arms, ammunition, AK-47 rifles, cutlasses, and other weapons in the possession of herders and individuals and to prohibit the public carrying of such arms and weapons. The House also asked the IGP, the Director General of Department of State Services (DSS), and the Commandant General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to comb Yagba forests in Kogi State, rescue all abductees and bring to justice all kidnappers that have made the forests their home.