Presidency has released a 14-second video that had President Buhari ordering security agents to shoot-on-sight any civilian seen bearing AK-47.
Newsblenda reports that the release of the video is a response to doubts as to whether President Buhari gave the order himself.
While some Nigerians including Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, had commended the President for issuing the order, other persons like the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu, said Buhari should have handed down the order himself.
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Perhaps to dissipate doubt, the Presidency through its official Twitter handle, @NGRPresident, on Thursday, released a 14-second video clip showing the President issuing the order.
In the clip, the President said, “Anybody with AK-47 should be shot because AK-47 is supposed to be registered and it is only given to security officials.”
Watch video clip below…
Anybody with AK47 should be shot – President Buhari #buhari #AK47 pic.twitter.com/o2JBaDZeBB
— Newsblenda (@newsblenda) March 12, 2021