The Federal Government, through the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, has destroyed more than 13,000 illicit and obsolete firearms in the last four years, in a sustained effort to curb the proliferation of small arms in the country.
The Director-General of NCCSALW, retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police Johnson Kokumo, disclosed this on Thursday at the Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment, Giri, Abuja, during the centre’s fifth arms destruction exercise.
Kokumo revealed that 1,316 assorted weapons were destroyed at the event, bringing the total number of arms eliminated since 2021 to over 13,230.
“Weapon destruction is now being conducted as a routine exercise by the centre. Its importance in promoting an illicit-arms-free society and enhancing Nigeria’s national security cannot be overemphasised,” he said.