The Presidency has released a video showing President Muhammadu Buhari ordering security agents to shoot on sight any civilian seen with AK-47 rifle.
Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu had said on March 3 that his principal gave specific orders to military commanders to shoot any civilian bearing AK-47 rifle.
Several persons argued that the president should have given the order himself.
However, on Thursday, the Presidency released a 14-second video clip showing the president issuing the order.
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In the clip, Buhari said, “Anybody with AK-47 should be shot because AK-47 is supposed to be registered and it is only given to security officials.”
The order came in the wake of concerns about herders carrying AK-47 rifles.
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom and his Bauchi State counterpart Bala Mohammed clashed recently on whether herders should wield AK-47 or not.
“Anybody with AK47 should be shot, because AK7 is supposed to be restricted and only given to security officials” – President Muhammadu Buhari pic.twitter.com/LL2ql2hJvs
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) March 11, 2021
Mallam Garba Shehu, the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity revealed the President, Muhammadu Buhari, has given a shoot at sight order to military commanders on non-security personnel armed with AK47 rifles.
Shehu said this during an interview with the BBC Hausa Service late on Wednesday.
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He explained that the president was determined to end the senseless killings in Zamfara and other parts of the country.
He explained that the “no-fly zone,” order on the Zamfara airspace was informed by reports that helicopters were flown in by gangs engaged in illegal mining of gold deposits in Zamfara adding that the criminal gangs allegedly supply arms to bandits in exchange.
Garba said, “The president has ordered security forces to go into the bushes and shoot at sight whoever they see with sophisticated weapons like AK-47.
“He ordered that the military men should shoot at sight whoever is seen with terrible weapons.
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