By Deji Elumoye
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) with Major-General A M Dikko as its pioneer National Coordinator.
The Centre, which is to be domiciled in the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) to the President replaced 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.
Head, Strategic Communication, Office of the National Security Adviser, Z M Usman, in a release on Monday, said the establishment of the Centre was part of ongoing restructuring of Nigeria’s security architecture to address emerging threats and strengthen regional mechanism for the control, prevention and regulation of SALW.
Wetin you need to know about di National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons wey President Buhari form wey to control small arms sake of insecurity
3 May 2021
Wetin we call dis foto,
President Muhamadu Buhari dey sign register for State House, Abuja
Di continuous attacks wey dey happun across Nigeria and border kontris don make President Muhammadu Buhari approve di establishment of di National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW).
For inside statement wey im release for im official Twitter handle, President Muhammadu tok say di centre go dey under di Office of di National Security Adviser.
President @MBuhari has approved the establishment of a National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) to be domiciled in the Office of the National Security Adviser.
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.
This decision is part of ongoing restructuring of Nigeria’s security architecture to address emerging threats and strengthen regional mechanism for the control, prevention and regulation of SALW.
The impact of the proliferation of SALW across national borders in Africa and the Sahel region has resulted in terrorism, human trafficking, organized crime, and insurrections in West Africa and Nigeria.
Views: Visits 4 Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Rtd Major General A.M. Dikko as the pioneer coordinator of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW). The presidency in a statement said Buhari approved the establishment of NCCSALW on Monday. The agency will be domiciled in the Office of the National Security Adviser. The NCCSALW replaces the defunct Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons and will serve as the institutional mechanism for policy guidance, research and monitoring of all aspects of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in Nigeria. This decision, the Presidency said, is part of the ongoing restructuring of Nigeria’s security architecture to address emerging threats and strengthen the regional mechanism for the control, prevention and regulation of SALW.
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AM Dikko, a major general, has been appointed as pioneer coordinator of the centre.
ZM Usman, head of strategic communication, office of the national security adviser (NSA), said the NCCSALW replaces the defunct presidential committee on small arms and light weapons.
Usman said the centre will serve as the institutional mechanism for policy guidance, research and monitoring of all aspects of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in Nigeria.
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He said the decision to establish the centre is part of the federal government’s efforts to restructure the country’s security architecture and address “emerging threats and strengthen regional mechanism for the control, prevention and regulation of SALW”.