178,459 AK-47 Rifles, Assorted Rifles, Pistols, Other Arms, Ammunition Unaccounted For Nationwide — Auditor General

Recommends prosecution or police officers over conversion of arms, ammunition for illegal use Queries diversion of N3.071bn public funds

By Kehinde Akintola - Abuja

The office of Auditor General of the Federation (oAuGF) has recommended the prosecution of some police officers by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over conversion of arms and ammunition for illegal use.

The recommendation was contained in the audit queries with Ref. No: AuGF/AR.2019/02, dated September 15, 2021 and signed by the Auditor General of the Federation, Adolphus Aghughu, which was sent to the Clerk of the National Assembly, Architect Amos Ojo and expected to be investigated by the House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Account, chaired by Hon. Oluwole Oke.

According to the report, no fewer than 178,459 different types of arms and ammunition got missing from the police armoury in 2019 fiscal year, without any trace or formal report on their whereabouts.

As encapsulated in the report, 88,078 AK-47 rifles, 3,907 assorted rifles and pistols from different formations nationwide could not be accounted for as at January 2020.

The oAuGF report also accused authorities of Nigeria Police Force of lack of comprehensive details of unserviceable weapons, fearing that such could fall into some authorized hands for illegal use.

According to the reports, “Audit observed from the review of Arms Movement Register, Monthly Returns of Arms and Ammunition and Ammunition Register at the Armoury section that a total number of lost firearms as reported as at December 2018 stood at 178,459 pieces.

“Out of this number, 88,078 were AK-47 rifles, 3,907 assorted rifles and pistols across different police formations which could not be accounted for as at January 2020.

“Formal report on the loss of firearms through dully completed Treasury Form 146 (loss of stores) were not presented for examination.

“Records obtained from force armament at the Force headquarters showed 21 Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadron, Abuja did not report a single case of missing firearm, whereas, schedule of missing arms obtained from the same PMF showed a total number of 46 missing arms between year 2000 and February 2019.

“The value of the lost firearms could not be ascertained because no document relating to their cost of acquisition was presented for examination. The above anomalies could be attributed to weaknesses in the internal control system at the Nigeria Police Force Armament.

“Several numbers of firearms from the review of Arm Issue Register, monthly returns of arms and ammunition obtained from Force Armament, Force headquarters for various States Commands, Formations, Zonal offices, Training Institutions, squadrons and physical inspection of firearms and ammunition at the Force Headquarters have become unserviceable and dysfunctional.

“Records of the total number of unserviceable firearms were not produced for examinations, and there were no returns from Adamawa State Command, Police Mobile Force (PMF) 46, 56, 64 and 68 for the period under review.

“Similarly, returns were not submitted by some Police Training Institutions and some Formations, and Physical verification of firearms and ammunition at the Force Armament, Force Headquarters showed large quantity of damaged and obsolete firearms which needed to be destroyed.

“The damaged and obsolete firearms and ammunition should be treated in line with Financial Regulations 2618 which requires the destruction to be carried out in such a manner as to render the firearms unusable for their original purpose.”

The Auditor General also queried the Police Force hierarchy for expending the sum of N3,271,439,688:30 as payment for award of contracts above approval threshold without evidence of project execution.

It added that 10 contracts worth N1,136,715,200 were awarded to a single proprietor in the name of different companies with details of the three companies as the same.

“The three companies did not disclose their relationship in accordance with the fundamental principles of procurement as required by extant regulations,” it stated.

The report also indicted the Police Force for paying the sum of N924.985 million for 11 contracts involving construction of three units of Gunshot Spotter System, supply of 50 units of Ballistic Roller Trolley and 20 units of Ballistic Mobile Surveillance House in some selected Commands and Formations without evidence of project execution.

 
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Lalasticlala

The guns are now in the hands of bandits, killer herdsmen, boko haram and ISWAP.

All thanks to Mr. Lifeless

They're the ones they put on innocent citizens and declare them criminals now.

That is aside the ones that criminals rent from them and don't return back after usage.

Na God go help us for this country.

Omg, we are not safe.

So, where are the weapons?

Oh I forget! They gave it out to their brothers who went about doing their normal businesses in Kaduna, sokoto, Niger, Zamfara and north eastern nigeria..

Ndi ara!

Bandits and UGM at work

FG is the real sponsor of Boko boy and bandit.

They gave it out on hire purchase...

Smh
I have always said it, the hierarchy of the forces(military and paramilitry) is the major reason for the decay in their ranks...

The funds provided for officers welfare is hardly ever paid to them and that's why they resort to all manners of hooliganism and are branded rogues when caught whereas the main architect of their problems are the higher-ups ...

Lets watch nd see if this news go even get effect on current happenigs

Imagine such number of arms in the wrong hands.......


And you still wonder why bandits are having a field day?

Subhanallah!

It must be accounted for o!

They complained of inadequate/inferior ammunitions and it was provided.

Now this again!

Nigerian police has always been our problem

Nigeria our home country… the EFCC that is to investigate is as useless as Buhari.

A large number of Nigeria police are kidnappers, they illegally kidnap when they are not on duty and legally kidnap when they are on duty that’s why they can arrest/kidnap and ask for ransom.

Already sold to the criminals by the saboteurs within the Nigeria police.

Probably in the hands of bandits.

Anarchy.
The police hierarchy are selling the Force guns to criminal.
Despite of money they get from bribe and money get from bailing.

dem don resell am

And someone said Naija go better.

Everybody watch your side oo

With our archaic armories. No proper weapons tracking and inventory system… plus every single police man; same or insane is given an automatic weapon to strut around with.

BeeBeeOoh:


The guns are now in the hands of bandits, killer herdsmen, boko haram and ISWAP.

All thanks to Mr. Lifeless

Some of them are also in the hands of IPOB terrorists who killed security agents and snatched their weapons

Holly Gram my KALA my WEED...


WTF MAN

some nairalanders are in possession of those arms ooo.

Damn it!

That is a whole lot mehn!

merits:
some nairalanders are in possession of those arms ooo.

Deaths to all murderers offline and online.
They will never know peace for the short term life left in them

juman:
Anarchy.
The police hierarchy are selling the Force guns to criminal.
Despite of money they get from bribe and money get from bailing.

You may not be far from the truth.
Any policeman found guilty of this should face firing squad ASAP!

Sabadon:
Imagine such number of arms in the wrong hands.......


And you still wonder why bandits are having a field day?

Bandits , boko haram and ipob terrorists.

Antoeni:
They are with IPOB , They Are using it to Destroy their Region and making life unbearable for its people.
It's ok

We watched a video just as night of an interview of a ipob terrorist member, when the animal mentioned the numbers of out police men him and his other gang members killed and the numbers of ammunitions stolen, we were damn shocked!!

All murderers and cannibals terrorizing the pece of this nation will all die painful deaths las las.

They can never escape brutal ends lailai

They are with IPOB , They Are using it to Destroy their Region and making life unbearable for its people.
It's ok

iamyemiakins:
Bandits and UGM at work

Gbamsolutely.