SCANDALOUS: Green Chamber to investigate 178,459 Missing Police Arms
Daily Rendezvous House of Representatives has commenced investigations into alleged disappearance of about 178,459 arms and ammunition, belonging to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). It also called on Inspector General of Police (IGP) to urgently apprehend those culpable for depletion of the Force’s armoury. The resolutions followed adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Deputy Minority Leader, Toby Okechukwu. Disappearance of the arms and ammunition was contained in the 2019 report of the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation. According to the lawmaker, the audit of Arms Movement Register, Monthly Returns of Arms and Ammunition, and Ammunition Register at the Armoury Section of Police revealed that lost firearms, as at December 2018, was 178,459 pieces. Okechukwu explained that out of 178,459 missing arms, 88,078 were AK-47 rifles, 3,907 assorted rifles and pistols across different police formations, which could not be accounted f...