Police gets committee to mop up arms

The Ebonyi State Commissioner of Police, Mr Titus Lamorde, has inaugurated a six-man committee to mop up illegal fire arms in the state.

This was in line with the order by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris to check proliferation of all illegal firearms, ammunitions, weapons in the possession of unauthorized persons and groups nationwide.

The committee is headed by the state Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID).

Lamorde who told criminals and individuals with illegal weapons to surrender them to the nearest police post near or headquarters added the command would not spare any person after the 21 days of grace.