From Ahmad SAKA, Bauchi
The Bauchi state police command has handed over recovered arms and ammunitions to the National Center for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW).
The State Commissioner of Police in the state, Umar Mamman Sanda on today Tuesday, handed over the ecovered weapons and ammunitions were handed over to the officials of National Center for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) .
Sanda said the effort is in line with the Federal Government determination to stop senseless bloodletting and insecurity occasioned by Small Arms & Light Weapons (SALW).
The recovered weapons according to the CP include 25 AK-47 rifles, 1 Locally made SMG, 1 locally made Fabricated AK47,1 English Barretta and One magazine.
Others are, 2 P/Barretta,
29 Rusted/unserviceable locally made P/catridges, 27 Rusted/unserviceable locally made revolver and 1 locally made Dane Gun.
On the recovered ammunitions, Sanda said 874.6mm, 5,022 (5.56mm),
113 (9X19mm), 274 (62.7mm) and 177 (38mm), among others.
He said, “the effort is to stop senseless bloodletting and insecurity occasioned by Small Arms and Light Weapons in circulation within our communities by mopping up all illicit weapons; as well as control the proliferation of all weapons in the holdings of all arms bearing agencies/organizations in the country”.
The CP said it was against that backdrop that President Mohammadu Buhari approved the establishment of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms & Light Weapons (NCCSALW) in March 2021 to control Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) at all levels of the polity and to mainstream illicit SALW eradication efforts.
He urged the public to support the Government in its efforts to eradicate illicit SALW in circulation and by extension, promote an illicit arms- free society.
Responding during the handing over ceremony, the Director Operations of the Center for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), CP Chris Owolabi, commended the effort of the Bauchi state police command in recovering the Arms and ammunitions.
