President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR), has signed into law with executive powers to remove, revoke, banish all firearm or shotgun certificate or license in Nigeria.

This was made known to the public in a statement signed by Amed Bello from the Media Center of the office of the president in Abuja.

With this executive order that will start from 1st June 2019, nobody in the country is allowed or authorised to own or carry prohibited weapons, firearms or gun as Nigeria becomes a gun law abiding country.

“If you think you have any license issued to you in the past / previously allowing you to own or carry any type of gun, prohibited weapons, components parts and prohibited ammunition or selling; that license is now dead,” the statement said.

It added, “you do not have a gun license anymore. Only legit Police Officers and the Army are fully authorised to carry firearms. All Civil Defense Corps and other security organisation are no longer allowed to carry weapons from 1st June 2019.”

Noting that no sale of any type of weapon will be condoned, the statement said, “Nobody is allowed to sell any type of weapon anymore. You must now hand in back all type of firearms license or certificate issued to you in the past to the nearest police headquarter in your state.

“Please do not hand-in your old certificates/licenses to just any Police Station. It must be handed over to designated officers at the Police Headquarters in your state.