By Ahmad Halliru
The Commissioner of Police Bauchi State Command CP Umar Mamman Sanda has ordered all Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, Heads of Tactical and Operational Departments of the Command to put in place more efforts to identify, disarm, arrest and prosecute any Quasi Security Outfits, person or group of persons in possession of firearms prohibited by law.
In a Statement signed by the commissioner CP. Sanda said” I directed all Divisional Police Officers to with immediate effect; organize enlightenment meetings for members of, Vigilante groups, forest guards, Hunters and all other Local Security outfits within their areas of responsibility to ensure they operate in conformity with the extant laws guiding their establishment and operations”.
He added that “Respective Area Commanders are to coordinate, Supervise and report the outcome of such meetings to me, all local Quasi security outfits who operate offices where they arrest and detain persons is hereby declared illegal and anyone found flouting this order will be arrested and prosecuted”.
The command will not relent in ensuring lives and property of citizens of the state is saved and secured, He said.