By Suleiman Anyalewechi
Amidst renewed wave of sectarian, communal clashes, and orgy of bloodletting in Benue State, the Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, on Friday, July 24, 2026, directed operations for the recovery of all illegal arms and ammunition in the State.
At a stakeholders cum trouble-shooting parley at the Benue State Government House, Disu ordered a 14-day operation targeting all identified criminal spots and hideouts for the purpose of retrieving all illegally acquired arms and ammunition.
This is as he informed that President Bola Tinubu has issued a matching order to the effect that all forms of attacks, killings and other criminal activities must be brought to end in the State.
According to the IGP, in the spirit of the arms recovery mission, only legally recognized and authorized security personnel will be allowed to bear firearms.
Accordingly, he urged those in possession of illegal firearms to willingly turn them in, warning that anybody or groups found with unauthorized arms and ammunition will be dealt with decisively
The IGP informed that Police Officers have been directed to clamp down on those bearing illegal firearms under the Force Order 237 in the course of the discharge of their legitimate duties.
Meanwhile, Deputy Inspector General of Police Francis Iduh, has disclosed that no fewer than 14 hotspots and security flashpoints have been identified in the State.
According to him, the identified places to be targeted in the first few days of the special operations include Gbajimgba, Arufu, Agasha, Kwande,Agatu, Naka, Otukpo, Makurdi, Apa, and other vulnerable communities.
Similarly, Iduh informed that stability and clearance operations will be carried out in forests, on farmlands, as well as other perceived criminal enclaves.
He emphasized that the operations, besides the recovery of illegal firearms, are targeted at flushing out armed herders, bandits and other criminal elements from their hideouts.
DIG Iduh, however, assured that no law-abiding resident will be victimized during the operations, noting that all activities will be intelligence-driven.
The Source reports that some parts of Benue State have, of late, been visited with spates of violent attacks, reprisal attacks, killings, and abductions.
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