The Nigerian senate has ordered for the immediate destruction of firearms illegally imported into the country. This development is coming up shortly after the Nigerian customs has recorded seizures of over 2000 pump action rifles illegally imported into Nigeria from Turkey.

In a statement obtained by PoliticsNGR, the Senate president, Bukola Saraki stated that a bill to increase fines for illegally imported firearms, including firearms without valid licenses has passed a second reading in the Senate.

He stated; "The 8th Senate passed the Second Reading of the Bill to amend the Fire Arms Act to provide for the increase of fines and the destruction of all firearms that are illegally imported into the country or that are in the possession of individuals that do not have valid licenses.

With the recent reports of the Nigerian Customs Service finding 4 illegal shipments of firearms in the last few weeks, this Bill is pertinent, because, with its eventual passage, we will be strengthening the existing Fire Arms Act and making our nation safer.

Apart from the fines and other punitive measures that are imposed against individuals, we will also be looking at the laws that are currently in place to ensure that shipping agents and other companies that are involved in the importation of illegal firearms into the nation are held liable.

Now that the Bill has been sent to the Committee on Judiciary and Legal Matters for further work, we will be having a public hearing on this Bill, to seek the support of experts, security agencies and the general public in coming up with a thorough legislative strategy to combat the proliferation of weapons in our country and our communities."


http://politicsngr.com/2017/09/27/seized-pumped-action-rifles-senate-orders-immediate-destruction-increase-fines/

Also the importers should forfeite all their properties

Why would they destroy them?
Those Pump actions are better than those useless world war II AK47 our nigeria police is using

Why is the Senate like this? How will you destroy Biafrain seized ammunitions when the case is in court and Kanu the end owner & user of the ammunition is still at large to answer for his crimes against the Nigeria state and humanity.

wait ..gimme 1

kirajustice:
The Nigerian senate has ordered for the immediate destruction of firearms illegally imported into the country. This development is coming up shortly after the Nigerian customs has recorded seizures of over 2000 pump action rifles illegally imported into Nigeria from Turkey.

In a statement obtained by PoliticsNGR, the Senate president, Bukola Saraki stated that a bill to increase fines for illegally imported firearms, including firearms without valid licenses has passed a second reading in the Senate.

He stated; "The 8th Senate passed the Second Reading of the Bill to amend the Fire Arms Act to provide for the increase of fines and the destruction of all firearms that are illegally imported into the country or that are in the possession of individuals that do not have valid licenses.

With the recent reports of the Nigerian Customs Service finding 4 illegal shipments of firearms in the last few weeks, this Bill is pertinent, because, with its eventual passage, we will be strengthening the existing Fire Arms Act and making our nation safer.

Apart from the fines and other punitive measures that are imposed against individuals, we will also be looking at the laws that are currently in place to ensure that shipping agents and other companies that are involved in the importation of illegal firearms into the nation are held liable.

Now that the Bill has been sent to the Committee on Judiciary and Legal Matters for further work, we will be having a public hearing on this Bill, to seek the support of experts, security agencies and the general public in coming up with a thorough legislative strategy to combat the proliferation of weapons in our country and our communities."


http://politicsngr.com/2017/09/27/seized-pumped-action-rifles-senate-orders-immediate-destruction-increase-fines/

My people perish for lack of knowledge...... Instead of destroying those weapons,why not hand them over to the security forces in the country,which i know they are all under equipped,especially the Nigeria police.

I wonder if these senators are worthy of managing a nursery school talk less of managing a whole nation. How can the decisions regarding to people's lives and well being be left in the hands of these people?

Hope someone is not trying to destroy evidence?

Why destroy them?
9ja n wastage sha

why not give it to the military?

Destruction?

Why destroy them?

Well,coming from the senate I'm not surprised with the suggestion.

Incase Saraki or one of his minions is reading this; may I remind them that this bill is not ''pertinent''. The bill for the establishment of special courts for corruption cases that has been lying in the senate for a while now is what should be considered as pertinent.

Gimme one to protect myself from Fulani herdsmen/ afonjas

izzou:


If I were the senate, I would have jejely handed them over to our security agencies to use

No time to start wasting any free resources

Opps, I forgot


I would also hand over a letter of appreciation from the government to the importers while they step into Kuje prisons

how sure are u that they will destroy it?
gives order for media sake and keeps it for govt use,lobatan

destroy u say? are dey gon burn it ni or crush em.. diz is manna from turkey..they shud share it round to all military forces even boy scouts shud get one each

Give it to iPob yoots

Why the destruction?
Why not hand it over automacally to security agents to use
And more stiffer penalty to illegal importer!!!

Government!!!, never trust them .
Charlie putt abeg continue giving me attention

Police no get enough weapon, na so so second hand AK47 them dey carry up and down, wey dey shoot before them pull trigger

Tomorrow, we'll hear someone stole money intended for weapon procurement for police.....

And you guys wanna destroy new weapons that God has allowed some miscreants to buy for the country.... Una no just gree get sense.... God have mercy and give this people sense

Abeg ee

Let the destruction be done in public. Dont talk of destruction in the morning and give to militants or political thugs in the night

Silly government. Why destroy it when it can be put to good use or auctioned.

DckPssy:
Give it to iPob yoots

Bro how far? The thing didnt enter o

are dey saying our force men cant use dem ??....im a bit lost

Such ammunitions can be given to our security agencies to improve their productivity rather than destroying it. Anyway, i do hope the destruction of the ammunitions would be carried out and not being diverted into wrong hands.

Senate are foul of themselves. This is FG job and they know what they are doing, thorough investigation must be done. You can't just destroy evidence and our armed forces need them.

Senate should be scraped

This shipment(firearm) will be useful for our FRSC officials

brainpulse:
Why is Saraki always a goat? How will you destroy Biafrain seized ammunitions when the case is in court and Kanu the end owner & user of the ammunition is still at large to answer for his crimes against the Nigeria state and humanity.

I thought you are educated enough!

Oh my God! So our forces cannot use them? Jeeez

Order?