Delta Police Commissioner Mr.
Muhammed Mustafa has stated that armed herdsmen will be treated as robbers and
kidnappers.
Mustafa said this while speaking
to newsmen in Asaba, the Delta State capital.
He said the command had stepped
up measures to recover illegal arms in the possession of herdsmen.
He said: “We have set up a task
force headed by Assistant Commissioner of Police Peter Wagbara.
“We have real herdsmen, who are
law-abiding, but any herdsman seen carrying arms should be taken as a criminal.
He will be treated as a robber or kidnapper.”
Mustafa restated that the 21-day
grace period, which starts from March 1, had been given to people to surrender
illegal arms to the command through area commanders.
He listed the affected persons as
members of vigilance groups and neighbourhood watch, town unions, hunters,
night guards and herdsmen.
Mustafa said at the expiration of
the ultimatum, anyone found in possession of illegal arms would be arrested,
investigated and prosecuted.
They are not robbers and kidnappers; they are TERRORISTS. After all, it has been rumored that they're not Nigerians.
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