The Nigeria Police has recovered 182 illicit arms and 430 ammunitions of various calibres across the nation, in its efforts to tackle crimes.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi who in a statement yesterday said the arms will be handed over to the “National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons”, added that the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, ordered all Commands and Formations to intensify efforts towards decimating the proliferation of illicit arms and ammunition in the country.

The Police IG was said to have also extended additional human and logistic support to Commands and Formations across the country for effective election security management during the forthcoming governorship and state houses of assembly elections scheduled for Saturday 18th March, 2023.