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Buhari establishes NCCSALW in office of National Security Adviser
President Muhmmadu Buhari 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.
A statement issued Monday by the Personal Assistant to President Buhari on New Media, 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 added that 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.
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An NGO, Patriots for the Advancement Of Peace and Social Development (PAPSD), has urged President Muhmmadu Buhari to immediately institute a probe of the alleged missing $1 billion arms purchase funding, calling on both the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to beam searchlight on the allegation.
This is as controversy trail the claims by the National Security Adviser (NSA) retired Major General Babagana Monguno, that the $1billion funds meant for the purchase of arms to sustain the fight against insurgency under the leadership of the ex-service chiefs was missing.
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