AK-47: Presidency Releases Video Of Buhari’s Shoot-On-Sight Order

*Says ‘We’re going harder’

The Presidency, on Thursday, released a video showing the
President, Muhammadu Buhari, ordering security agents to shoot on
sight, any civilian seen with AK-47 rifle.

President Muhammadu Buhari says he has given security chiefs
orders to “go harder” on criminals and shoot anyone who possesses
an AK-47 rifle illegally.

The President spoke at a meeting with the National Council of
Traditional Rulers of Nigeria at the State House, co-chaired by the
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III and the Ooni
of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi.

The meeting was attended by security chiefs including the
National Security Adviser, Major-General Babagana Monguno (Rtd),
Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, the Director-General
of Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, and the
Director-General of National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador
Ahmed Rufai Abubakar.

The President, who apprised the meeting with efforts by the
government to improve the security situation in the country, said
his administration has recorded appreciable successes in the
North-east and South-South parts of the country.

‘‘But what surprises is what is happening now in the North West
where the same people, with the same culture are killing each
other, taking their livestock and burning properties.

‘‘As a result of that, we had a four-hour meeting of the
National Security Council attended by the Ministers of Internal
Affairs, Defence, Foreign Affairs, Service Chiefs, Chief of Defence
Staff, the Inspector-General of
Police and others and we gave clear instructions.

‘‘One thing that got to the press which I read myself was that
anyone with an AK-47 will be shot.

‘‘This is because AK-47 is supposed to be registered and it is
only given to security officials.

‘‘We closed the borders for some years but the intelligence
report I’m getting on a daily basis is that those who are
conducting the abductions, the killings and so on are still not
short of arms and ammunition,’’ he said.

The President expressed dismay on the attacks on police stations
and killings of security personnel by criminals, warning that no
investor will invest in a country that is unsafe.

President Buhari also stressed the need for traditional rulers
to use their roles and positions as bridge builders in each of
their communities to complement government efforts at ensuring
peace and security.

He appealed to the traditional leaders to deploy their reach and
influence in the best interest of assisting the Government to root
out those whose sole objective remains to cause trouble and
destruction of livelihoods and families across the nation.

The President, who listened to various interventions from
representatives of the traditional rulers from each of the six-
geo-political zones in the country, pledged that his administration
would continue to support and work collaboratively with them to
ensure peace and stability.

Restating his marching orders to the newly appointed Service
Chiefs to bring the security situation under control, the President
noted that closer control can only be achieved with the cooperation
and collaboration of traditional rulers and authorities, who occupy
a critical role in our society.

‘‘By your role and positions with history dating back hundred
years, the people trust you implicitly and in return you provide
them with comfort and guidance in accordance with our cultural
heritage and traditions.

‘‘You are the bridge builders in each of your communities. No
one is better placed with your strength of moral authority to
ensure that people who visit your communities for either business,
leisure or any honest and credible reason are protected and made to
feel at home,’’ he said.

In separate remarks, the royal fathers stressed the need for the
traditional institution to be assigned definite roles, particularly
on peace and security, within the ambit of the Constitution as well
as regular engagement with the National Assembly on multiple
fronts.

The following royal fathers made interventions at the meeting:
the Sultan of Sokoto, the Ooni of Ife, the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe
Nnaemeka Achebe, the Etsu Nupe, Alh. (Dr.) Yahaya Abubakar, King
Jaja of Opobo, Dr. Dandeson Douglas Jaja, Emir of Bauchi, Dr
Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu, Emir of Gwandu, Alhaji Muhammad Iliyasu and
the Alawe of Ilawe-Ekiti, Oba Adebanji Ajibade Alabi.

*Says ‘We’re going harder’

The Presidency, on Thursday, released a video showing the
President, Muhammadu Buhari, ordering security agents to shoot on
sight, any civilian seen with AK-47 rifle.

President Muhammadu Buhari says he has given security chiefs
orders to “go harder” on criminals and shoot anyone who possesses
an AK-47 rifle illegally.

The President spoke at a meeting with the National Council of
Traditional Rulers of Nigeria at the State House, co-chaired by the
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III and the Ooni
of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi.

The meeting was attended by security chiefs including the
National Security Adviser, Major-General Babagana Monguno (Rtd),
Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, the Director-General
of Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, and the
Director-General of National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador
Ahmed Rufai Abubakar.

The President, who apprised the meeting with efforts by the
government to improve the security situation in the country, said
his administration has recorded appreciable successes in the
North-east and South-South parts of the country.

‘‘But what surprises is what is happening now in the North West
where the same people, with the same culture are killing each
other, taking their livestock and burning properties.

‘‘As a result of that, we had a four-hour meeting of the
National Security Council attended by the Ministers of Internal
Affairs, Defence, Foreign Affairs, Service Chiefs, Chief of Defence
Staff, the Inspector-General of
Police and others and we gave clear instructions.

‘‘One thing that got to the press which I read myself was that
anyone with an AK-47 will be shot.

‘‘This is because AK-47 is supposed to be registered and it is
only given to security officials.

‘‘We closed the borders for some years but the intelligence
report I’m getting on a daily basis is that those who are
conducting the abductions, the killings and so on are still not
short of arms and ammunition,’’ he said.

The President expressed dismay on the attacks on police stations
and killings of security personnel by criminals, warning that no
investor will invest in a country that is unsafe.

President Buhari also stressed the need for traditional rulers
to use their roles and positions as bridge builders in each of
their communities to complement government efforts at ensuring
peace and security.

He appealed to the traditional leaders to deploy their reach and
influence in the best interest of assisting the Government to root
out those whose sole objective remains to cause trouble and
destruction of livelihoods and families across the nation.

The President, who listened to various interventions from
representatives of the traditional rulers from each of the six-
geo-political zones in the country, pledged that his administration
would continue to support and work collaboratively with them to
ensure peace and stability.

Restating his marching orders to the newly appointed Service
Chiefs to bring the security situation under control, the President
noted that closer control can only be achieved with the cooperation
and collaboration of traditional rulers and authorities, who occupy
a critical role in our society.

‘‘By your role and positions with history dating back hundred
years, the people trust you implicitly and in return you provide
them with comfort and guidance in accordance with our cultural
heritage and traditions.

‘‘You are the bridge builders in each of your communities. No
one is better placed with your strength of moral authority to
ensure that people who visit your communities for either business,
leisure or any honest and credible reason are protected and made to
feel at home,’’ he said.

In separate remarks, the royal fathers stressed the need for the
traditional institution to be assigned definite roles, particularly
on peace and security, within the ambit of the Constitution as well
as regular engagement with the National Assembly on multiple
fronts.

The following royal fathers made interventions at the meeting:
the Sultan of Sokoto, the Ooni of Ife, the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe
Nnaemeka Achebe, the Etsu Nupe, Alh. (Dr.) Yahaya Abubakar, King
Jaja of Opobo, Dr. Dandeson Douglas Jaja, Emir of Bauchi, Dr
Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu, Emir of Gwandu, Alhaji Muhammad Iliyasu and
the Alawe of Ilawe-Ekiti, Oba Adebanji Ajibade Alabi.