The Nigeria Police Force members who consistently lose their firearms have been subject to an investigation by committees of the House of Representatives.
The Committees on National Security and Intelligence, Police Affairs, and Public Accounts were given a mandate by the House on Thursday to look into the ongoing loss of firearms, the police force’s disregard for the Financial Regulations Act, and suggest suitable punitive actions.
Kogi State lawmaker Idris Salman made a motion that resulted in this resolution.
In his motion, Mr. Salman claimed that the number of firearm losses has increased and that the majority of these losses have gone unreported.
He clarified that 178,459 guns had vanished from the arsenal, according to the 2019 Auditor General’s report.
“Nigeria Police have lost sufficient firearms to arm four full-size infantry divisions which were not reported, thus, violating paragraph 2603 of the Financial Regulations, 2009, which requires officers to report store losses to the head of department or unit within three days if the loss occurs away from headquarters,” he said.
Following the presentation of the motion, it was taken without debate.