“We need to take out these weapons in our midst; we need solutions; we need to think out of the box so we can take away these weapons”

The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen. Hassan Dada has expressed concern about the high number of weapons in unauthorised hands in Nigeria.

Mr Dada spoke on Thursday in Enugu at a one-day seminar on the control of the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in Nigeria.

The South-East zonal office of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALWS) organised the seminar.

“The number of weapons outside is very alarming,” said Mr Dada. “We need to take out these weapons in our midst; we need solutions; we need to think out of the box so we can take away these weapons.”

The GOC, represented by the Garrison Commander of 82 Division, Brig.-Gen. MM Abu said taking weapons from non-state actors would solve the country’s security challenges.

He described the seminar’s theme, “Multi-Sectoral Synergy Towards the Control of Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons in Nigeria,” as timely and imperative.