BY TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO
The Osun State Police Command has urged citizens of the state who are in possession of illegal firearms to submit them to police stations nearest to them.
This charge was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Public Relations Officer of the command, Yemisi Opalola, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Kehinde Longe.
Opalola assured Nigerians that they would not be arrested or prosecuted if they comply, adding that the move was to mop up prohibited firearms across the country.
She added that the police was committed to tackling proliferation and unlawful possession of prohibited firearms in the state and Nigeria at large.
The statement read, “In compliance with the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, toward ensuring serene society and enforcing law and order in the country as well as efforts by the Police High Command to curb the proliferation of prohibited firearms in the state, the Osun State Police Command is using this medium to call on members of the public who are in possession of illegal firearms to submit them at the Divisional Police Headquarters nearest to them.
“The directive is targeted at addressing the proliferation and unlawful possession of prohibited firearms in the state.
“The Police Command wish to state that there is no punitive measures attached to the submission of the firearms; no one will be arrested/detained. Therefore, members of the public are to go to the Police Station nearest to them freely submit arms in their possession.”
