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  • Weapons proliferation: Arms centre warns imposters

    Weapons proliferation: Arms centre warns imposters

    The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) has warned individuals and groups misusing its name for fraudulent or unauthorized activities.

    It said such actions constitute a serious offence and would be prosecuted accordingly.

    The Director-General of NCCSALW, retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, issued the warning when he visited the Centre’s North West Zonal Office in Kaduna.

    The visit was part of a familiarization tour of all NCCSALW Zonal Offices, aiming to assess operations, strengthen stakeholder collaboration, and personally acquaint with office locations, personnel, and activities.

    He noted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent approval of the Centre’s Bill has provided the Centre with the necessary legal framework to effectively execute its mandate.

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    Kokumo reaffirmed the Centre’s dedication to controlling small arms and light weapons across the country, emphasizing the direct link between insecurity and arms proliferation.

    The DG reiterated the importance of synergy between the Centre and arms-bearing agencies, religious bodies, and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

    While expressing gratitude to the Kaduna State Government for the provision of land for the construction of a permanent office for the North West Zone, Kokumo solicited continued collaboration from the State and other partners to achieve the Centre’s goal of ensuring peace and security across the region and the nation at large.

    The Zonal Coordinator, Air Vice Marshal Haruna Umar Mohammed (rtd), while presenting the report of the zone said it had recently received some sized weapons from the Nigerian Army’s 8 Division in Sokoto.

  • Ìjọba àpapọ̀ gbẹ́sẹ̀ lé ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ìbọn tí wọ́n fẹ́ẹ́ kó wọlé lẹ́nu ibodè

    Ìjọba àpapọ̀ gbẹ́sẹ̀ lé ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ìbọn tí wọ́n fẹ́ẹ́ kó wọlé lẹ́nu ibodè

    *Afurasí mẹ́ta ti wà láhàámọ́

    By Kayọde Ọmọtọṣọ

    Ajọ to n mojuto ofin to de ohun ija oloro iyẹn National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), ti gba iṣakoso awọn ohun ija ti ajọ aṣọbode ilẹ wa gba lẹnu ibode. Adari ajọ naa, Johnson Babatunde Kokumọ, gboṣuba fun ajọ aṣọbode fun bi wọn ṣe ri ọpọlọpọ ohun ija yii gba pada, o ni eyi jẹ atọka pe ajọ aṣọbode ilẹ wa ṣetan lati daboobo ilẹ wa lọwọ awọn to n lo ohun ija oloro lọna ti ko bofin mu.

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    Tẹ o ba gbagbe, ọjọ Aje, Mọnde, ọsẹ yii ni ajọ aṣọbode ilẹ wa ri ohun ija oloro yii gba lẹnu ibode Onne Port, to wa nipinlẹ Rivers, ti ọwọ wọn si tẹ awọn afurasi mẹta pẹlu, to jẹ pe wọn n fọrọ wa wọn lẹnu wo lọwọlọwọ. Biliọnu mẹtala ataabọ Naira, ni wọn ni wọn san lẹnu ibode fun awọn ohun ija ti wọn fẹẹ ko wọle yii.

        Kokumọ ni awọn ti gbẹsẹ le awọn ohun ija yi, awọn yoo si ba a jẹ ni ilana ti ofin lakalẹ. O waa gboṣuba fun ajọ aṣọbode ilẹ wa fun iṣẹ takuntakun ti wọn ṣe yii, to si gboṣuba fun oudamọran pataki si aarẹ lori eto aabo, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, fun atilẹyin nla to n ṣe fun ajọ naa.