By Uthman Baba-Naseer,Minna<\/p>\n
The Zonal Director of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), North Central Zone, Abdul Adamu Eneche, has called for stronger cooperation and intelligence sharing among security agencies to combat illicit arms trafficking in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
Eneche made the call in Lafia, Nasarawa State, during the formal handover of recovered firearms and ammunition by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Nasarawa State Command, to the Centre.<\/p>\n
He commended the NDLEA for recovering the weapons, describing the operation as a significant contribution to national security.<\/p>\n
The Zonal Director emphasised that sustained collaboration among security agencies was critical to dismantling networks involved in illegal arms trafficking, urging stakeholders and members of the public to support efforts to curb the proliferation of small arms and light weapons.<\/p>\n
Eneche assured that the recovered weapons and ammunition would be properly documented and securely stored before their eventual destruction in accordance with established international arms-control procedures and best practices.<\/p>\n
The Commander of Narcotics, NDLEA Nasarawa State Command, CN Daniel Saidu, said the weapons and ammunition were recovered during raid operations and stop-and-search exercises across the state.<\/p>\n
Saidu explained that although the agency’s primary responsibility was to combat drug-related offences, its operatives also recover illicit firearms encountered during operations and hand them over to the appropriate authorities for necessary action.<\/p>\n
He reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to tackling drug and arms trafficking, stressing that the seizures reflected its zero-tolerance policy towards criminal activities.<\/p>\n
The recovered items comprise four locally fabricated pistols, one locally made revolver pistol, one locally made single-barrel cartridge pistol, 13 rounds of live 9mm ammunition and eight rounds of live cartridge ammunition.<\/p>\n
The handover is in line with Section 35(1) and (2) of the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons Act, 2024, which provides for the transfer of recovered, seized or surrendered illicit small arms and light weapons by security agencies to the Centre for documentation, safe storage and eventual destruction.<\/p>\n
Officials of both agencies jointly inspected and verified the recovered items following the handover.<\/p>\n
The weapons were subsequently transported from Lafia to Minna, Niger State, under armed escort by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and secured at the DSS Niger State Command pending further directives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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