Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, on Friday ordered shoot-on-sight against persons with illegal firearms all over the country.
Disu gave the order at a stakeholders’ meeting at the Government House in Makurdi, Benue State capital, on Friday
He said President Bola Tinubu had directed that insecurity in Benue must come to an end, emphasising that only authorised security personnel were permitted to bear firearms.
Disu stressed that the era of passive policing was over.
The IGP said, “You cannot move around freely carrying arms as if there is no law and order in this country. It will not be tolerated.
“We have given them instructions. We have a force order 237. Police officers have been instructed that they don’t need to wait for any superior order. They know where to deploy their firearms.
“We are tired of losing our men. We are tired of police officers, soldiers, and other members of the security agencies dying anyhow.
“They have been instructed to shoot on sight. They have been trained to do what is necessary. But we will not succeed without the cooperation of all of you.”
