Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara, has asked the police and other security agencies in the state to implement President Muhammadu Buhari’s shoot-on-sight order against those bearing illegal arms.
The president gave the directive in March — at a time criminal activity in the state was at its peak.
In a series of tweets on Wednesday, Matawalle said only personnel of law enforcement agencies should bear arms.
The governor said anyone found to be in illegal possession of firearms should be “should be shot on the spot”.
He said his administration will support the…
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