Former Ogun governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has not accounted for at least 780 bullets in the boxes of ammunition he handed over to the police on May 28, police commissioner, Bashir Makama, has told Inspector-General Mohammed Adamu.

The discovery could bolster suspicion that Mr Amosun might not have handed over all the weapons in his possession to the police — a puzzle Nigerians have said only a thorough inquiry could unravel.

In an urgent report which Mr Makama filed to Mr Adamu on June 27 — following a PREMIUM TIMES story about how Mr Amosun illegally stockpiled powerful weapons inside Government House, Abeokuta, for an extended period — the police chief said one of the boxes of AK 47 bullets that Mr Amosun handed over to the police was met opened.

In the June 27 memo, Mr Makama said Mr Amosun handed over 1,201 boxes, each holding 1,200 AK 47 bullets.

However, “one of the boxes was met opened and contains four hundred and twenty (420) rounds of live ammunition.”

Due to the missing bullets, the police chief said the 1,201 boxes contained only 1,440,420, instead of 1,441,200 that should have been there.

He also said 271 bulletproof vests and one armoured personnel carrier were amongst the items released to the police by Mr Amosun, and reiterated that no AK 47 rifles were received at the hurriedly-arranged handover ceremony because they had been donated to the police since 2012.

Missing nexus

Although Mr Makama appeared to corroborate Mr Amosun’s claim that only bullets, vests and an armoured personnel carrier were passed to the police a day before he concluded his two terms of eight years, the report did not show any connection between the AK47 rifles which Mr Amosun gave to the police in 2012 and the ammunition he surrendered in May 2019.

The report only said 1,000 AK 47 rifles were delivered to the police on July 20, 2012, by Joseph Ameh of Pointec Corporation on behalf of Mr Amosun. It also said the all the 1,000 guns were distributed to divisions across Ogun State and could still be accounted for as of the last audit in December 2018.

Mr Makama, however, failed to clarify to Mr Adamu why Mr Amosun did not hand over the bullets to the police at the time he gave them 1,000 rifles, especially as Mr Amosun claimed in his response to PREMIUM TIMES that the arms and ammunition were imported at the same time with the same end-user certificate, import waiver and customs clearance.

A top police source familiar with the report said Mr Makama might have failed to explain whether or not there was a connection between the 2012 guns that the police received and the 2019 ammunition because he was a new commissioner in Ogun.

“He failed to establish a nexus between the AK47 arms from 2012 and the ammunition from a few weeks ago,” the police chief said. “We are not sure yet whether the IG would order an additional probe into this crucial but missing part of the controversy.”

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/340382-exclusive-arms-scandal-amosun-yet-to-account-for-780-bullets-police.html

Ftc

Nah APC nothing go happen

Accountable kee una . Amosun should collect back all those guns he submitted and the bullets too, to protect the Southwest. Because those weapons might end up with those killer fulani herdsmen militias.

U

Him don use that one nah

His case is even fair that he released 'some'.
Come to Bayelsa and Rivers and see things with your eyes.

He is buhari right hand man and nothing will happen to him.
Nigeria is a place you can become a saint from a dare devil just by been associated with the ruling cabal

This post has really changed my life, it changed my way of thinking, even my dog that wanted to commit suicide read this post and didn't commit the suicide.
For that,
I support this post with 3 kolanuts and 2 crates of beer

the missing bullets are the ones used for election violence.

Ok

Ven97:
This post has really changed my life, it changed my way of thinking, even my dog that wanted to commit suicide read this post and didn't commit the suicide.
For that,
I support this post with 3 kolanuts and 2 crates of beer

Irrespective of what Is currently going on In the nation. Let us be positive and not give up. Everything will surely be fine by God grace. Let us keep our Hopes high. May Almighty God bless us all.

Is the FG going to pay Ogun State govt for the ones he handed over?

Let's ask his thugs......

This is serious.

Hachemedes:


Irrespective of what Is currently going on In the nation. Let us be positive and not give up. Everything will surely be fine by God grace. Let us keep our Hopes high. May Almighty God bless us all.

So, you actually believe that the post changed his life and stopped his dog from committing suicide. You must be new on Nairaland

Hachemedes:


Irrespective of what Is currently going on In the nation. Let us be positive and not give up. Everything will surely be fine by God grace. Let us keep our Hopes high. May Almighty God bless us all.

So, you actually believe that the post changed his life and stopped his dog from committing suicide. You must be new on Nairaland

Lharha:


So, you actually believe that the post changed his life and stopped his dog from committing suicide. You must be new on Nairaland

So, you actually believe that the post changed his life and stopped his dog from committing suicide. You must be new on Nairaland

Actually I know It was a Sarcasm, I was just trying to tell him to be positive about Things ok.

Bullets that his thugs have already used during the last elections?

They were used to test the imported guns naaaaa or did you hear 780 people died ni?

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Former Ogun governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has not accounted for at least 780 bullets in the boxes of ammunition he handed over to the police on May 28, police commissioner, Bashir Makama, has told Inspector-General Mohammed Adamu.

The discovery could bolster suspicion that Mr Amosun might not have handed over all the weapons in his possession to the police — a puzzle Nigerians have said only a thorough inquiry could unravel.

In an urgent report which Mr Makama filed to Mr Adamu on June 27 — following a PREMIUM TIMES story about how Mr Amosun illegally stockpiled powerful weapons inside Government House, Abeokuta, for an extended period — the police chief said one of the boxes of AK 47 bullets that Mr Amosun handed over to the police was met opened.

In the June 27 memo, Mr Makama said Mr Amosun handed over 1,201 boxes, each holding 1,200 AK 47 bullets.

However, “one of the boxes was met opened and contains four hundred and twenty (420) rounds of live ammunition.”

Due to the missing bullets, the police chief said the 1,201 boxes contained only 1,440,420, instead of 1,441,200 that should have been there.

He also said 271 bulletproof vests and one armoured personnel carrier were amongst the items released to the police by Mr Amosun, and reiterated that no AK 47 rifles were received at the hurriedly-arranged handover ceremony because they had been donated to the police since 2012.

Missing nexus

Although Mr Makama appeared to corroborate Mr Amosun’s claim that only bullets, vests and an armoured personnel carrier were passed to the police a day before he concluded his two terms of eight years, the report did not show any connection between the AK47 rifles which Mr Amosun gave to the police in 2012 and the ammunition he surrendered in May 2019.

The report only said 1,000 AK 47 rifles were delivered to the police on July 20, 2012, by Joseph Ameh of Pointec Corporation on behalf of Mr Amosun. It also said the all the 1,000 guns were distributed to divisions across Ogun State and could still be accounted for as of the last audit in December 2018.

Mr Makama, however, failed to clarify to Mr Adamu why Mr Amosun did not hand over the bullets to the police at the time he gave them 1,000 rifles, especially as Mr Amosun claimed in his response to PREMIUM TIMES that the arms and ammunition were imported at the same time with the same end-user certificate, import waiver and customs clearance.

A top police source familiar with the report said Mr Makama might have failed to explain whether or not there was a connection between the 2012 guns that the police received and the 2019 ammunition because he was a new commissioner in Ogun.

“He failed to establish a nexus between the AK47 arms from 2012 and the ammunition from a few weeks ago,” the police chief said. “We are not sure yet whether the IG would order an additional probe into this crucial but missing part of the controversy.”

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/340382-exclusive-arms-scandal-amosun-yet-to-account-for-780-bullets-police.html

Amosun should not have released the weapons

We need it in South West, if any tribe like Fulani over step we will surely treat their fuccck up

Amosun no get sense, those powerful ammunitions could have been secretly handed to opc instead of police.

like seriously, police but u guys where denying for him before

Oh

Premium Times appears to be the only news outlet that is interested in investigative journalism.

Even if any dirt is found on this man, the presidency has already absolved him of any misdoings.

Premium Times should dig deeper to prevent any cover up.

The man is a senator and since gun running is a serious crime that has led to the assault on innocent Nigerians, shouldn't the Senate also set up a committee to try Mr. Amosun?

There's something sinister with this amosun and premium times. This is a pure sponsored charade to treat amosun's Bleep up but premium times has forgotten so quickly that amosun is so dear to.buhari that nothing can be done to him.

Amosun is still in the good books of PMB. This matter is 'iced' on arrival... On till such a time that it becomes expedient for PMB to sacrifice a scapegoat