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Insecurity: DICON, NCCSALW partner to strengthen collaboration on arms control

Jacob Segun Olatunji
October 24, 2024
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The Director General of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), Maj Gen AE Edet, on Thursday met with Director General of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) , Deputy Inspector-General of Police Johnson Babatunde Kokumo (rtd) on increasing cases of proliferation of arms

This was contained in a statement made available to news men in Abuja by Group Captain Pius Okwuego , Director, Strategic Communications and Information of the Agency

The statement explained that duo deliberated on how. to deepening collaboration between both institutions in the fight against the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the country

According to it, Maj Gen Edet expressed his satisfaction with the establishment of the NCCSALW, highlighting DICON’s previous role in handling faulty or obsolete weapons for arms-bearing agencies.

He stated that , “before NCCSALW was established, DICON was the place where all arms-bearing agencies brought faulty or obsolete weapons for repairs or storage.

According to him, “We still have such weapons at DICON, and I am happy that a Centre like NCCSALW has been set up and mandated to take these weapons out of circulation entirely.”

In his remarks, the Director General of NCCSALW, , while welcoming the DICON delegation emphasized the importance of strategic partnerships in addressing Nigeria’s security challenges.

According to him, “DICON’s expertise in arms production, combined with our mandate to control and eliminate illicit weapons, presents a unique opportunity for collaboration to enhance national security and safeguard our communities,”

Both parties expressed optimism about future collaborations aimed at strengthening arms control efforts and ensuring a safer and more secure Nation, the statement added

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