The Inspector-Common of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has advised the Nigerian Senate to habits a closed-door investigation into the alleged disappearance of three,907 attack rifles.
He cited safety issues as the cause of the request.
The police prominent additionally brushed aside the 2019 audit document through the Auditor-Common for the Federation, which claimed that hundreds of rifles have been lacking or unaccounted for within the police armoury as of January 2020.
In a letter addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday, Egbetokun expressed idolize for the Senate’s constancy to a radical investigation.
The letter, learn then the passage of the 2025 funds, got here 48 hours then a population listening to through which police officers struggled to grant enough responses to the Auditor-Common’s document on lacking firearms.
The IGP, who used to be provide on the listening to, after absolved himself because of urgent nationwide tasks. On the other hand, he strongly objected to the population scrutiny of the police, arguing that such delicate problems will have to no longer be mentioned brazenly.
Egbetokun advised lawmakers to permit the police while to habits interior investigations into the topic. He additionally appealed to the Senate management to assure that month hearings on nationwide safety problems are held privately to prohibit misinterpretation and attainable safety dangers.
“We appreciate the Senate committee’s probe into the alleged missing firearms and urge the committee to conduct future hearings on sensitive security issues in camera so that the wrong impression is not created in the minds of Nigerians and the international community,” the letter learn.
“Conducting hearings on these sensitive security issues behind closed doors will help prevent misinformation, protect national security interests, and allow for more candid discussions and fact-finding.”
Akpabio said the IGP’s issues, confirming that investigations can be performed each internally through the police and externally through the Senate.
In the meantime, Senate Deputy Hurry, Onyechachi Nwoebonyi (APC, Ebonyi North), who presided over the Senate People Accounts Committee listening to within the being lacking Chairman Aliyu Wadada, advised the police prominent to reappear on Monday, February 17, with a extra crystal clear rationalization in regards to the lacking rifles.