Lagos gun owners get 2 weeks to verify arms

Lagos police gives two weeks to pump action riffles owners to
verify, re-validate licence

Police in Lagos have given two weeks ultimatum from Saturday for
residents who own pump action firearms and other weapons to submit
their arms and licenses for verification and revalidation.

It issued a statement saying the move is to enable police
command update its data base with information about the owners,
licences, and state of the firearms.
Spokesman Chike Oti said, “ The owners of these firearms types are
given two weeks grace period from the date of this publication(Feb.
24) to ready themselves for the exercise which will last till March
29.

“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, enjoins all licenced
gun owners to take advantage of this revalidation programme as
firearms 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,” the
police said.

Lagos police gives two weeks to pump action riffles owners to
verify, re-validate licence

Police in Lagos have given two weeks ultimatum from Saturday for
residents who own pump action firearms and other weapons to submit
their arms and licenses for verification and revalidation.

It issued a statement saying the move is to enable police
command update its data base with information about the owners,
licences, and state of the firearms.
Spokesman Chike Oti said, “ The owners of these firearms types are
given two weeks grace period from the date of this publication(Feb.
24) to ready themselves for the exercise which will last till March
29.

“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, enjoins all licenced
gun owners to take advantage of this revalidation programme as
firearms 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,” the
police said.