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Police recover 1, 473 illegal security items from ethnic militia group in Nasarawa

Nasarawa State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has recovered a total of one thousand four hundred and seventy-three (1473) illegally acquired security working materials from banned Ethnic vigilante groups and other similar organisations in Nasarawa State

Nigeriacrime.com learned that the items recovered include 267 pears of uniforms, 102 pieces of black belts, and 189 pieces of infantry lanyards from Kungiyar Zaman Lafiya Nomad vigilante group.

Other items include five hundred and sixty-four (564) black berets, three hundred and thirty-nine (339) pieces of black/ ten (10) white lanyards and two (2) identification cards were also received from the aforementioned vigilante group.

The recovery followed compliance with Executive Order No.1 2024 proscribing Ethnic vigilante groups and other similar organisations by the Nasarawa state government.

According to the Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State Command, CP Shehu Umar Nadada the items recovered was in line with the directive proscribing the activities and operations of ethnic vigilante groups in the state.

“The Commissioner wishes to inform the general public that the Police command has received two hundred and sixty-seven (267) pears of uniforms, one hundred and two (102) pieces of black belts and one hundred and eighty-nine (189) pieces of infantry lanyards from Kungiyar Zaman Lafiya Nomad vigilante group”.

“The Commissioner hereby call on those who are yet to comply with the Executive Order to do so on or before the expiration of the two-week ultimatum; as the Command shall ensure that the Ban is enforced to the latter”, the statement declared.

It would be recalled that the Nasarawa state government last week announced the ban on the activities and operations of ethnic vigilante groups in the state following the controversial circumstances surrounding the establishment of a Fulani vigilante group in the state.

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