Lagos Police Call for Verification, Re-validation of Pump Action Rifles

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In a bid to revalidate the firearms of civilians licensed to bear arms, especially pump actions, the Lagos State Police Command at the weekend called  for submission  of all weapons. 

According to the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chike Oti, the message is targeted at those issued with  licence to bear  pump action firearms or other repeating firearm operated by a slide action mechanism, by the Lagos  State Police Command Firearms Registry(D7).

He said they are to submit their weapons and Licences to the  Divisional Police  Officer (DPO) of the closest  Police Station to their abode, for verification, confirmation and revalidation.

Oti said the move is to enable the command update its data base with informations about the owners, licences,  and state of the firearms. 

Quoting the state Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, he said the owners of these firearms types  are given two weeks grace period from the date of this publication to ready themselves for the  exercise which will last till March 29, 2018.Image result for pump action rifle

He said: "The Commissioner of Police,  Lagos State,  Edgal Imohimi enjoins all licenced gun owners to take advantage of this revalidation  programme.

"This is because any firearm found in the possession of anybody or group who did not participate in the exercise would be deemed as illegitimate.

"Such an individual or group would be arrested and charged for unlawful possession of firearm(s) in accordance with the provisions of Prohibited Firearms Act 2004, Laws of the Federation."

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