Insecurity: Tambuwal seeks stiffer penalties for unlawful possession of arms
The Governor made this call in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Malam Muhammad Bello on Saturday.
“I am, therefore, appealing to the National Assembly and the Presidency to come up with a legislation that will prescribe disarmament in the country.“Those in possession of unlicensed arms should go and register them and if the arms cannot be licensed, they should be surrendered to the government and the government will pay them,” he said.
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