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<strong>Over 3000 Illicit Weapons Seized In Nigeria In 18 Months – Arms Control Centre</strong>
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Over 3000 Illicit Weapons Seized In Nigeria In 18 Months – Arms Control Centre

The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, NCCSALW, has disclosed that more than 3,000 illegal arms were recovered across Nigeria in the past 18 months. This was stated by the national coordinator of the centre, Abba Dikko, in Kaduna on Wednesday. Dikko said the recovery was part of a calculated attempt to curb the proliferation of illegal firearms across the country. He stated that the recovered arms will be destroyed in Kaduna on Thursday stressing that the centre remains committed to riding the country of unauthorized wielding of firearms.   Dikko said, “Since the take-off of the centre in May 2021, tremendous achievements have been recorded and landmark progress made and within the period under review over 3000 arms were recovered. “We...