The police in Osun state has advised illegal gun owners to voluntarily surrender them at the nearest Divisional Police Headquarters.
SP Yemisi Opalola, the Osun Police Spokesperson in a statement said the move was in compliance with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun aimed at addressing proliferation of firearms.
“There is no punitive measures attached to the submission of the firearms. No one will”.
Wakadaily reported on August 6, that the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, said the police has stopped giving licences for small arms in Nigeria.
”We are mopping up arms in circulation. There are too many arms in circulation and if we continue to issue licenses on arms, we may continue to aggravate the problems we are trying to solve.
“For now, there is temporary ban on issuance of firearms. We May review it later, but we are not issueing firearms licenses nationwide now.”
For the past few years, the Firearm Act has been in charge of regulating firearms in the country.
According to the law, no one shall have in his possession or under his control, any firearm or ammunition without a license from the President or the Inspector General of Police.
