This was made known in a statement issued on Thursday by the Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel.
The Nasarawa State Government has announced a ban on local vigilante groups it described as ethnic vigilantes and other similar organisations operating and providing any form of security service in the state.
This was made known in a statement issued on Thursday by the Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel.
The police spokesperson said that following the ban, the state police commissioner, CP Shehu Umar Nadada, has ordered all Area Commanders, Divisional Police officers, and Heads of Department/Tactical teams in the Command to carry out full enforcement of the ban.
Nansel said the police commissioner has warned all members of the groups to hand over all uniforms and accoutrements in their possession to the Area Commanders or Divisional Police Officers closest to their areas within two weeks or face arrest and prosecution.
He stated, “In Reference to the Executive Order No.1 the 2024 on the proscription of Ethnic vigilante groups and other similar organizations, the Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State Command, CP Shehu Umar Nadada, wishes to inform the good people of Nasarawa State, most especially the Kungiyar Zaman Lafia Nomad vigilante, Bassa vigilante, Eggon vigilante and other ‘similar organizations’ which includes any association, movement or group of persons or society in whatever name called or form, with the aim and objectives of providing security amongst particular ethnic group within Nasarawa State through the use of force or arms that their activities or operations is hereby banned.
“To this end, the Commissioner of Police has ordered all Area Commanders, Divisional Police officers, Heads of Department/Tactical teams in the Command to carry out full enforcement of the ban.
“He therefore warned all members of the groups to hand over all uniforms and accoutrements in their possession to the Area Commanders or Divisional Police officers closest to their areas within two weeks from the date of this pronouncement; as anyone caught operating or found to be in possession of prohibited firearms will be arrested and made to bear the full wrath of the law.”