{"id":116384,"date":"2025-02-13T23:58:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T22:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=116384"},"modified":"2025-02-13T23:58:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T22:58:47","slug":"nigeria-police-addresses-alleged-missing-3907-arms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/nigeria-police-addresses-alleged-missing-3907-arms\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria Police addresses alleged missing 3,907 arms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Nigeria Police Force has described as misleading and inaccurate the report alleging that about 3,907 arms are missing from the Force.<\/p>\n<p>Pointblanknews.com recalls that the Senate Committee on Public Account on Tuesday demanded that the office of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun must explain the alleged missing 3,907 firearms within the NPF.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Senate, the alleged missing of arms was reported by the office of the Auditor General of the Federation.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Nigeria Police in a statement issued on Thursday by its Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi clarified that the report \u201cappears to stem from an assessment of the report by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation, AuGF dating back to 2019, likely reflecting records compiled prior to the current Inspector-General of Police\u2019s tenure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the report, according to Issue 3b, Sub (iii), it is stated that 3907 arms were unaccounted for and not \u2018missing\u2019 as speculated by the news\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Adejobi explained that during periods of civil unrest, the Nigeria Police usually face challenges, saying several officers were killed and their arms were carted away.<\/p>\n<p>He also cited a series of attacks at different police facilities where arms were looted, \u201cresulting in the loss of arms\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, every effort has been made to account for the arms that were taken, while many have been recovered back to the arms holding of the force at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also note that when auditors conduct visits to our armories, they may not find all arms present at the time due to the issuance of weapons to personnel for operational purposes, many spanning to months depending on the nature of such operations. Consequently, this may lead to misconceptions regarding the accuracy of audit reports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurthermore, the Nigeria Police Force has a statutory and annual internal auditing process in accordance with the provisions outlined in the Police Regulations, administrative instructions and standard operating procedures which include stringent measures to ensure controlled movement and proper accountability of arms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout our audits, there has been no outrageous record of unaccounted or missing arms, as speculated in the 2019 report of the AuGF, despite some incidences that have been documented and managed\u201d, the statement added.<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigeria Police Force has described as misleading and inaccurate the report alleging that about 3,907 arms are missing from the Force. 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