The sale of over 57,000 (5.6mm) live ammunitions by three officers of the Nigerian Police Force Headquarters in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State in 2008 is generating the interest of members of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts.
According to the committee, both buyers and sellers of the ammunitions must be fished out.
Chaired by Hon. Solomon Adeola, the committee has summoned Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar to clarify the circumstances under which the internal control mechanism of the Police permitted such act.
“The House committee will have to fully investigate the incident, as such acts can cause proliferation of firearms in the country with its attendant security implications,” he said during an investigative session with the Police.
According to a report of the auditor-general’s, audit inspection of the records maintained at the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, Ado- Ekiti revealed the loss of 57,000 (5.6 mm) live ammunitions between January 2009 and May 2010. This is in addition to the loss of 18 rifles, including AK 47s and 3 pistols, during the same period.
