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BREAKING: IGP Disu Orders ‘Shoot-on-Sight’ for Illegal Firearms Bearers Amid Benue Insecurity
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has directed police officers nationwide to shoot on sight anyone found carrying illegal firearms as part of renewed efforts to curb insecurity.
Disu gave the directive on Friday during a stakeholders’ meeting at the Government House in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
According to the IGP, the order followed President Bola Tinubu’s directive that the persistent insecurity in Benue State must be brought to an end.
He stressed that only authorised security personnel are legally permitted to bear firearms, warning that the era of passive policing is over.
“You cannot move around freely carrying arms as if there is no law and order in this country. It will not be tolerated,” he said.
Disu disclosed that police officers have been empowered under Force Order 237 to respond decisively to armed threats without waiting for directives from superior officers.
“We have given them instructions. We have a Force Order 237. Police officers have been instructed that they don’t need to wait for any superior order. They know where to deploy their firearms,” he said.
“We are tired of losing our men. We are tired of police officers, soldiers, and other members of the security agencies dying anyhow. They have been instructed to shoot at sight. They have been trained to do what is necessary. But we will not succeed without the cooperation of all of you,” the IGP added.
Punch reports that he called on residents to support security agencies with credible information, stressing that public cooperation remains critical to the fight against armed criminality.
Benue State has witnessed repeated attacks by armed groups in recent months, resulting in loss of lives, displacement of residents and destruction of property.
The federal government has continued to deploy additional security personnel and adopt tougher measures aimed at restoring peace in the state.
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