Ogun Police command speaks on receiving arms from Amosun

The Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command, Mr. Bashir Makama, had earlier in the day denied receiving large volume of guns and ammunition from Amosun, saying he took delivery of an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC), 1,400,000 live ammunition from the former governor.

The police boss, in a telephone chat, stated that the Force Headquarters, Abuja, was aware of the handover of the weapons to him, shortly after the last general elections when he assumed office in May.

Makama explained that shortly after his assumption of office, Amosun put a call through to him to come for the leftover weapons the state government procured and kept at the Government House, located at Oke-Igbein, in the heart of Abeokuta, when he (Amosun) assumed office in year 2011 as the fourth executive governor to combat the growing menace of criminal activities in the state.

The state police boss said: “I didn’t receive any firearms from the immediate past Governor Ibikunle Amosun, but he only handed one APC, 1,400,000 live ammunition to me.
“When I assumed office in May I received a call from the then governor, who asked me to come for the leftovers of the weapons that the state government bought to combat violent crimes in the state, upon his assumption of office in 2011. That he (Amosun) didn’t want the weapons to remain at the Government House before leaving the office.

“The Force Headquarters, Abuja, was aware of the development, because I had to do it officially.
“But surprisingly, I couldn’t imagine how traditional and online media have started to drop my name in connection with the half of a story.”