•National Security Council reconvenes today
By Deji Elumoye, Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja and Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi
The federal government yesterday intensified its efforts to curb the rising influx of small arms and light weapons into the country, a phenomenon believed to be responsible for the worsening insecurity in the polity.
It established the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW).
A statement yesterday by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and signed by Head, Strategic Communication, Mr. Zachari Usman, said the centre would be headed by Maj. Gen. A.M. Dikko (rtd) as pioneer coordinator.