The Presidency has remained silent concerning the controversy trailing

the alleged signing of an Executive Order by President Muhammadu

Buhari, seeking to mop up guns in the hands of private individuals

across the country.

Although no official statement has been issued by the Presidency to

authenticate the veracity or otherwise of the reported directive

revoking all firearms certificates and licences throughout the

federation, many Nigerians have argued that the order, if true, would

expose innocent Nigerians and deny them the opportunity of

self-defence from the criminal activities of herdsmen, kidnappers,

armed robbers and Boko Haram terrorists, among others.

Specifically, recent reports had it that Buhari had signed an

Executive Order that revoked private individuals’ licenses on firearms

or shotguns in Nigeria. According to the said Order, withdrawal of the

licenses was to take effect from June 1 and that all those in

possession of such firearms were to have surrendered them at the

nearest Police station with the licences. (The Guardian)

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