No governor authorised to purchase AK-47 – CDS

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The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, says no state governor has the authority to acquire high-caliber weapouse by quasi-security outfits.

He said this while reacting to questions in company of the Ministers of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola and Police Affairs, Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi after the National Security Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

This is coming after Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom gave the administration one month deadline to approve his request to obtain an AK-47 licence or he would seek counsel from his people on the best course of action.

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State had also queried the granting of permission to the Kasina security outfit, whereas other state security outfits were denied to bear arms.

While responding, the CDS urged citizens to be weary and always read between the lines when certain requests were sought by governors.

He said the deployment of high calibre weapons such as the AK-47 rifles among others lies strictly within the purview of the Federal government security agencies alone.

He said Nigerians journalists must be able to read between the lines when certain comments are made, to elicit certain reactions, as opposed to the reality with respect to what the security setting is.

General Irabor said AK-47 and “firearms fall into two major categories. You have the automatic weapons and the ones that we may classify as non-automatic weapons which some of you may even have if you have the appropriate licences. Talking about the Pump Action which is the very common ones, and sometimes even the dane guns some of the hunters use.

“What is involved in the class that mentioned has to do with automatic weapons. There’s no state that has been given licence for that.”

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