The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Luck Irabor, has declared that no state governor in the country has the authority to acquire high caliber weapons
According to him, citizens are to be wary and always read between the lines when certain requests are sought by States’ Chief Executives.Recall that Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State recently stated that he had requested an AK-47 rifle licence but has not receive a response from the federal government after three months.
There’s no state that has been given licence for that,” he declared, adding that the sole responsibility of licencing lies with the federal government agencies and also to be used by government security agencies and not quasi-security forces.Corroborating Gen Irabor, Aregbesola debunked the governors’ insinuation that state’s Executives also have powers to procure fire arms for their local security outfits.“No state government has been empowered to arm any of his security operatives or agency.
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