Sentences with phrase «illegal arms and ammunition»
The Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons, on Monday in Gusau destroyed 5,870 illegal arms and ammunition recovered by the Zamfara Government.
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Initially, the herdsmen used sticks and cutlasses but because of the proliferation of small arms, more of these herdsmen have access to illegal arms and ammunition.
The Kogi state police command has recovered a total of 457 guns in the state following the Inspector General of police Ibrahim Idris directive last year to mop up all illegal arms and ammunition in circulation.
DCOP Quainoo said his Command had intensified the search for illegal arms and ammunition in the region because of the upcoming election.
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He said this was necessary due to the many innocent souls that have been lost in the course of some youths engaging themselves in gun battle in the name of cultism, adding that it is illegal for them to bear arms and ammunition.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command, on Saturday, announced that it recovered 47 illegal arms as well as 172 live ammunitions and cartridges across the state...
Lance Corporal Benjamin Osage and Private Sunday Onwe were also sentenced to 20 years imprisonment each for offences bordering on manslaughter and illegal possession of fire arms and ammunition.
Other soldiers also bagged jail sentences for various offences ranging from manslaughter to illegal possession of fire arms and ammunitions.
He said that thousands of arms and ammunition have been recovered therefore making it difficult for criminals to access illegal arms for their criminal activities.
A statement from Force headquarters gave the categories of the prohibited / illegal firearms and ammunition, specified under Chapter F. 28 LFN 2004 Fire Arms Act as follows:
There, John Hart, a conservationist who has worked in Congo for two decades described how during the country's recent civil war (1998 — 2003)-- said to be the most deadly conflict since World War II — illegal bushmeat and ivory were among commodities exchanged for arms and ammunition.