Security agents have been issued presidential order to arrest and illegal bearers of arms.
The directive was sequel to Thursday’s National Security Council meeting attended by President Muhammadu Buhari, Defence Minister Monsur Dan-Ali and the service chiefs.
Giving an update on the meeting on his Twitter handle yesterday, Buhari said his government was “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,” he added.
Sights of Fulani herdsmen going about with AK 47 and reports of their wanton killings of Nigerians have sparked outrage across the land.
Benue State recently buried 73 victims of such attacks, followed by Taraba State where scores of people were also killed.
