Police Enforce Ban On Ethnic Vigilante Groups, Other Organizations In Nasarawa

The Nasarawa State Police Command has commenced enforcement of the Executive Order No. 1 of 2024 signed by the state governor, Abdullahi Sule, banning all ethnic vigilante groups in the state.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Shehu Umar Nadada, in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, ordered all Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, Heads of Department/Tactical teams in the Command to carry out full enforcement of the ban.

He also ordered members of the disbanded groups to hand over all uniforms and accoutrements in their possession to the Area Commanders or Divisional Police officers closest to their areas within two weeks.

The statement reads, the “Commissioner wishes to inform the good people of Nasarawa State, most especially the Kungiyar Zaman Lafia Nomad vigilante, Bassa vigilante, Eggon vigilante and other “similar organizations” which includes any association, movement or group of persons or society in whatever name called or form, with the aim and objectives of providing security amongst particular ethnic group within Nasarawa State through the use of force or arms that their activities or operations is hereby banned.

“To this end, the Commissioner of Police has ordered all Area Commanders, Divisional Police officers, Heads of Department/Tactical teams in the Command to carry out full enforcement of the Ban.

“He therefore warn all members of the groups to hand over all uniforms and accoutrements in their possession to the Area Commanders or Divisional Police officers closest to their areas within two weeks from the date of this pronouncement; as anyone caught operating or found to be in possession of prohibited firearms will be arrested and made to bear the full wrath of the law”.