- President Muhammadu Buhari has given a matching order to security agencies in the country
- The president direct heads of the agencies to tackle the proliferation of small arms and light weapons across the country
- He also directed them to arrest and prosecute anyone found with illegal arms
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The president gave the directive on Thursday, January 25 at the National Security Council Meeting which he chaired in the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja.
Service chiefs salute the president as he takes his seat at the meeting. Photo credit: Bayo Omoboriowo
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Speaking at the event, President Buhari assured Nigerians that his government is doing everything possible to stem the tide of violence recorded frequently across the country.
His words: “We are stepping up our efforts to tackle the proliferation of small arms and light weapons across the country.
“The security agencies already have standing instructions to arrest and prosecute anyone found with illegal arms.”
Meanwhile, the current killings in some parts of the country have been described as a plot to detract the Federal Government of Nigeria from providing good governance to the populace. This is the position of a group known as Unity Peace Initiative for the Survival of the Society.
The group warned those it called detractors to allow the Muhammadu Buhari administration to impact positively on the lives of Nigerians.
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