The proliferation of Illicit small arms and light weapons remains a huge security challenge facing the country.
Now Officials of the National Center for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) say they will not fold their arms and watch the country get flooded with illicit arms.
They promise to clamp down on offenders and institute litigation against facilitators.
Cordinator of the center Major Gen. Abba Dikko stated this while on a courtesy visit to the Kaduna state Government
The proliferation of illicit small arms and light weapons has become a major source of vulnerability in our society.
It stands out as a key driver of violent conflict, crime and terrorism within and beyond the Nigerian borders.
The failure of the global community to control its flow has continued to undermine national security and significantly hinder development in African countries as seen in some regions in northern Nigeria.
National Cordinator of the Nigerian center for control of small arms and light weapons is promising to clamp down on offenders.
The center also applied and has been given a plot of land for the development of the North west zonal office in Kaduna.
Mr Dikko insists that the Ecowas treaty of free trade won’t be accepted as a excuse for the movement of ilicit arms into the county
Kaduna state government officials pledge to give the commission their full support.
Nigeria is the 14th among the 15 member countries of Ecowas to set up an agency to control illicit arms flow.
The center came into being in 2021 and a bill is currently at National Assembly seeking to make it a full fledged institution backed by law.
POLICE ARREST 3 KILLERS OF FATINOYE FAMILY IN OGUN
The three suspects involved in the killing of Fatinoye couple and their only son have been apprehended by operatives of Ogun State police Command.
The suspects, Lekan Adekanbi a.k.a Koroba, Ahmed Odetola a.k.a Akamo and Waheed Adeniji a.k.a Koffi were all arrested following painstaking intelligence based investigation embarked upon by men of the Command, as a result of the gruesome murder of the couple, Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye and their only son Oreoluwa Fatinoye.
The couple were killed in the most gruesome manner on the eve of New year celebration immediately they returned from Cross-over service, and the murderers also set their corpses ablaze in order to cover their tracks.
Upon the report of the dastardly act, the Commissioner of Police directed the Homicide section of the State criminal investigation Department to take over the case and ensure that the culprits were brought to justice.
In the course of investigation, one Lekan Adekanbi, a driver to the deceased family, was arrested based on circumstantial evidence, while investigation continues.
The arrested suspect Lekan Adekanbi suddenly collapsed in the cell on the 2nd of January 2023, and he was rushed to the hospital for medical care. But while in the hospital receiving treatment, he suddenly jumped from the bed and escaped through the fence of the hospital.
His escape further confirmed the police suspicion of his involvement in the case.
There and then, the Commissioner of Police ordered the State anti kidnapping unit to join forces with the homicide unit in order to get the escaped driver and his accomplices arrested.
The two teams, in compliance with the CP’s directive, embarked on technical and intelligence driven investigation and traced the movement of the suspect to his elder brother in Iseyin, Oyo State, but he had left the place before the arrival of the police.
The teams further intensified their efforts which yielded positive results, when Lekan Adekanbi was apprehended in his hideout somewhere in Abeokuta on the 21st of January 2023.
