Insecurity: Nigeria establishes centre to control small arms, light weapons
The new centre is to be domiciled in the Office of the National Security Adviser.
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Nigeria has established the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW).
The new centre is to be domiciled in the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), a statement from the office said.
“The NCCSALW replaces the defunct Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons and shall serve as the institutional mechanism for policy guidance, research and monitoring of all aspects of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in Nigeria,” the statement says.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW).
It is to be domiciled in the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA).
This is contained in a statement issued by ZM Usman, Head, Strategic Communication, Office of the National Security Adviser, in Abuja.
The statement explained that NCCSALW replaces the defunct Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons and would serve as the institutional mechanism for policy guidance, research and monitoring of all aspects of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in Nigeria.
It said the decision to set it up is part of an ongoing restructuring of Nigeria’s security architecture to address emerging threats and strengthen the regional mechanism for the control, prevention and regulation of SALW.