Nigeria destroys 2,809 illicit arms in crackdown on illegal weapons

The destruction exercise was held on Thursday at the Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment in Giri, Abuja.The destruction exercise was held on Thursday at the Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment in Giri, Abuja.

The Nigerian Federal Government has destroyed over 2,800 illicit weapons, bringing the total to 19,000, in efforts to curb insecurity fueled by illegal arm

ABUJA, July 30 - Nigeria's arms control agency said on Thursday it destroyed 2,819 illicit, obsolete and decommissioned weapons in a bid to curb insecurity fuelled by the proliferation of illegal arms.

By Kingsley Omonobi The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has said the destruction of more than 19,000 illicit, decommissioned and unserviceable small arms and light weapons by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) demonstrates sustained commitment by governmen