March 05, (THEWILL) – The National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj-Gen. Babagana Monguno (Rtd), has approved the appointment of Zonal Coordinators for the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW).
The National Coordinator of the Centre, Major General AM Dikko (rtd), in a statement issued by Air Commodore Ewejide Akintunde, said the appointment of the Zonal Coordinators followed the approval for the establishment of Zonal Centres in the six geopolitical zones namely Kaduna, Minna, Maiduguri, Ado-Ekiti, Enugu and Calabar.
President Muhammadu Buhari, had in May 2021, approved the establishment of the NCCSALW. Following the approval, the Federal Government had In August 2021 said, offices for the centre would be established across the six geopolitical zones.
The appointment of the Zonal Coordinators, the statement explained, was to further operationalise the activities of the NCCSALW towards the eradication of illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) nationwide.
According to the statement, the appointed Zonal Coordinators comprise senior retired officers from the security agencies.
The appointees include; AVM HU Mohammed (rtd), for the North-West Zone, Major General HI Bature(Rtd) – North Central and Rear Admiral AS Mohammed (rtd) – North East. Others include Mr Akinlade Ben Sola (Rtd), from the Department of State Service for the South-West Zone, Major General Okechukwu Ugo (Rtd) – South-East and Major General IM Obot (Rtd), for the South-South Zone.
“The appointees are qualified senior experienced officers from the security agencies selected to administer the affairs of the Centre at the sub-national level.
“The appointment of the Zonal Coordinators closely follows the approval for the establishment of Zonal Centres in the 6 geopolitical zones namely, Kaduna, Minna, Maiduguri, Ado-Ekiti, Enugu and Calabar. The appointments were done in a bid to ensure the attainment of the Centre’s mandate in ensuring an Arms-Free society”, the statement read.
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