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Group Faults Buhari on Small Arms, Light Weapons National Control Centre  Group Faults Buhari on Small Arms, Light Weapons National Control Centre  The creation of a National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons by the Buhari administration  has come under the hammer of a policy and legal advocacy group. A civic group, Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) says the President Muhammadu Buhari administration erred in setting up a centre to fight the menace of small arms and...

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Among others, it is expected to help address emerging threats and strengthen the regional mechanism for the control, prevention and regulation of SALW. In a statement, the ONSA while announcing the centre, said it was one of the measures to help tackle the general insecurity in the country as it would “be fulfilling the requirements of the ECOWAS Moratorium on Import, Export and Manufacture of Light Weapons, as well as the UN Plan of Action to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade i...

Welcoming the arms control centre FILE PHOTO: Military commanders inspect arms and ammunition recovered from Boko Haram members on display at the headquarters of the 120th Battalion in Goniri, Yobe State in 2019. By Tue May 11 2021 The International Action Network on Small Arms, Safer World and Oxfam International put it in perspective when they reported that armed conflict cost Africa $18 billion each year and about US$300 billion between 1990 and 2005. During this period, 23 African nations e...

THE STANDARD NATIONAL Spokesman of National police service Charles Owino when he addressed members of the press on the state of security in Kapedo, Baringo County.[Collins Kweyu, Standard] Long-serving National Police Service Spokesperson Charles Owino has been moved to the Kenya National Focal Point on Small Arms and Light Weapons as a Deputy Director. This is in line with the latest changes in the National Police Service changes announced by  Inspector General Hillary Mutyambai on May 8, 20...

Police Spokesperson Charles Owino Transferred Police Spokesperson Charles Owino File The Inspector-General of Police Hilary Mutyambai has transferred National Police spokesperson Charles Owino to the Kenya National Focal Point on Small Arms and Light Weapons (KNFP) in the latest changes. According to the IG, Owino will serve as KNFPs new Deputy Director. KNFP is a committee that coordinates various ministries and departments of the government and deals with matters regarding weaponry.  Owino h...

The national centre for control of arms has its work clearly cut out Last week, President Muhammadu Buhari 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. It 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 (SA...

Nigeria’s NSA President Muhammadu 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 from the Office of the National Security Adviser says, 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...

2021-05-04 10:55:42 GMT2021-05-04 18:55:42(Beijing Time) Xinhua English LAGOS, May 4 (Xinhua) -- The Nigerian government said Monday it has approved the establishment of a small arms control center to tackle the illicit flow of weapons and step up responses to insecurity in Nigeria. The new center, named the National Center for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, is part of the ongoing restructuring of the countrys security architecture to address emerging threats, said a statem...

Nigeria sets up arms control center to address security threats Xinhua 04 May 2021, 21:18 GMT+10 LAGOS, May 4 (Xinhua) -- The Nigerian government said Monday it has approved the establishment of a small arms control center to tackle the illicit flow of weapons and step up responses to insecurity in Nigeria. The new center, named the National Center for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, is part of the ongoing restructuring of the countrys security architecture to address emerging thr...