Lagos State Police Command has given a two-week ultimatum to individuals with pump action firearm and other guns to submit their arms licences for verification and re-validation.

According to the command, those issued with licence to bear ‘pump action firearm’ or other repeating firearm operated by a slide action mechanism, by the Command Firearms Registry(D7), are to submit their weapons and licences to the Divisional Police Officer of the closest police station for verification, confirmation and revalidation.

Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, said the exercise became necessary in view of security challenges in the country, saying the move was to enable the command update its data base with information about the owners, licences, and state of the firearms.

Imohimi, said the owners of thee firearms types were given two weeks’ grace period from the date of the publication to get themselves ready for the exercise which would last till March twenty-nine.

The Commissioner, enjoined all licensed gun owners to take advantage of this revalidation programme as firearms found in the possession of anybody or group who did not participate in the exercise would be deemed as illegitimate.

Such an individual or group would be arrested and charged for unlawful possession of firearm(s) in accordance with the provisions of Prohibited Firearms Act 2004, Laws of the Federation.