NDF Demands Amosun’s Arrest over Discovery of Arms, Ammunition

The National Democratic Front (NDF) has called on the federal government to immediately order the arrest of the immediate past Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, over the recent discovery of 1,000 units of AK47 assault rifles among other ammunition.

However, the ex-governor claimed to have procured the artillery to check the widespread insecurity in his state of 3,751,140 residents.

In a statement issued on Thursday by Secretary-General of the group, Mr. Bolaji Abdukadir, he said Amosun should be taken into custody for further investigation.

The group said it was eager for the federal government to get to the bottom of the weapon haul found with Amosun, noting that it was also pertinent to find out how he was able to ship such large consignment into the country without being found out.

Abdulkadir stated: "We are concerned that for Amosun to have kept an inventory of 1,000 rifles and 4,000,000 bullets, a larger number of the hardware would have fallen into the wrong hands. This explains the proliferation of light weapons that are in part responsible for the security breaches across the country.

"It is necessary to verify how much of these weapons he originally ordered for shipping into the country and how many of them he lost in transit, how many he has issued out prior to the election and the people he gave the weapons to.

“ The investigation must unveil the extent of collusion in the Nigeria Police, Department of State Services (DSS) and Nigerian Custom Service, if any. It is not likely that such large consignment could have been ferried around without the knowledge of these law enforcement agents. Where they are able to prove that they were unaware then a case of dereliction of duty must be opened against them.

"NDF is therefore demanding that the Federal Government immediately order that Senator Ibikunle Amosun be taken into custody for further investigation.

“ In the meantime, we are sending a strong message to all the identified serving and past governors that irrespective of whether the federal government acts or not, we are giving them a 7-day-grace to turn in all the weapons in their custody while also ordering those to whom they have issued weapons to return them for surrender to security agencies like Amosun did.

“ A failure to submit the inventory in their illegal armouries will lead to citizens will declaring civil disobedience against them. We have gotten to the crossroads where we have decided to take our fate into our own hands in the face of these blood sucking demons that we call governors.”