The Presidency of Nigeria has issued a statement saying that no state in the country is allowed to purchase automatic weapons to distribute to their security forces.
The Palace's statement also reiterated that no person is allowed to own an AK-47 or any other automatic rifle, saying that they must hand over such guns to the security agencies.
The palace also said that the security forces have been ordered to punish those who refuse to follow this order.
Mallam Garba Shehu, who is the spokesperson of President Muhammadu Buhari, signed this statement.
He touched upon the issue of Katsina State, which he said the governor of the state wrote the letter stating that he invited the president of the college that trains Civil Defense officers to send his own officers to Katsina to teach the soldiers of the state how to use gun but not automatic.
The statement also called on the people of the country to avoid turning the issue of security into a political issue.
Election 2023: Candidates sign on peace
The presidential candidates in Nigeria's 2023 election signed the agreement to ensure peace in Abuja.
The faces of candidates like those of the Labor party, Peter Obi and the deputy candidate of the APC party Kashim Shettima and Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the main opposition party of Nigeria were seen.
Other candidates include those from the NNPP, Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso and Hamza Al-Mustafa from the AA party, there is Omoyele Sowore from the AAC party.
The committee to ensure peace during the Nigerian election under the leadership of General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retired) organized this meeting to sign the agreement.
Atiku launches his campaign team
After waiting for this day for a long time, political parties in Nigeria have started to officially seek the votes of the electorate.
The main opposition party PDP did not give up, launching its presidential campaign team at the International Conference Center in Abuja on Wednesday.
Her candidate, Atiku Abubakar and the vice presidential candidate, Ifeanyi Okowa, and other dignitaries were among those who spoke at the event. Most of the people gathered here are professional politicians like me who have politics in their blood because of their love for the people and their country," said Atiku.
Although the main thing that brought them together was the launching of the campaign team, a book was also launched which was written about the judgments given by the courts regarding the cases filed by Atiku over the years called 'Landmark' Constitutional Law Cases in Nigeria; The Atiku Abubakar Cases'.
Congress leaders to meet with Buhari on ASUU strike
The leaders of the Nigerian House of Representatives will meet with President Muhammadu Buhari regarding the strike of university teachers under the ASUU union, which they have been doing for about seven months.
A statement said that the Speaker of Parliament, Femi Gbajabeamila, said that in a few days they will release the report of the discussion they had with the leadership of ASUU and give it to Buhari "so that he can get some different information" to take the appropriate action.
The incident comes as the Justice Minister's office said it will look into ASUU's complaint on the IPPIS and UTAS salary payment system, which is the main issue that triggered the strike.
Today Thursday, the leaders of the parliament met with ASUU, where the Minister of Labor, the Chief of Staff of the Federal Government and the Secretary of State were present to end the strike.
"We will write our position and our recommendations and take them to the president, that is why we came together to find a solution," according to Mr. Gbajabeamila.
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