KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah police will continue to take aggressive action to eliminate unlawful possession of “bakakuk”, a type of homemade gun, said Commissioner Datuk Omar Mammah.
This, he said, was to curb crimes and deaths due to negligence in the use of the firearm.
“Possession of bakakuk is unlawful because it is not licensed and those caught in possession of it can be charged under Section 8 of the Firearms Act 1960. As such, we urge those with information on the matter to lodge police reports,” he said.
Omar said a total of 34 bakakuk were seized by the police last year and 56 persons were arrested.
Investigations revealed that the weapons were obtained from middlemen, while some made the guns themselves, he added.
On the number of crimes in Sabah, Omar said they dropped to 6,059 cases last year from 6,150 in 1970. – Bernama
