Community Engagement Key To Combating Arms Proliferation – Gen Abubakar

The North East zonal manager of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), Major General Abubakar Adamu (rtd), has identified quality sharing and assemblage engagement arsenic broader ways needed to combat the proliferation of illicit arms.

Major General Adamu, who was connected a sensitisation circuit to present the mandate of the centre astatine the 6 Brigade Headquarters successful Jalingo, commended the brigade for adopting kinetic and non-kinetic approaches successful warring insecurity successful Taraba State.

The North East zonal manager applauded the operational achievements of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke successful Taraba State.

He explained that his sojourn was portion of a sensitisation circuit to present the mandate of the Centre, which is focused connected curbing the proliferation of tiny arms and airy weapons crossed the North East.
The successes of 6 Brigade successful addressing insecurity wrong Taraba State, done the adoption of kinetic and non-kinetic approaches, cannot beryllium overemphasised.

“It is connected this enactment that I privation to guarantee you of the centre’s readiness to collaborate with you and different information formations done quality sharing, sensitisation campaigns, and assemblage engagements arsenic portion of the centre’s broader efforts to combat illicit arms,” Major General Adamu said.

In his response, the Commander, 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 OPWS, Brigadier General Kingsley Chidiebere Uwa, thanked the Zonal Director and his entourage for the visit.

He reaffirmed the Brigade’s readiness to enactment successful synergy with the centre, stressing that tackling amerciable arms proliferation requires a corporate approach.

Uwa, past underscored the captious relation of communities successful vigilance and timely reporting, noting that reducing the circulation of illicit arms remains cardinal to reinforcing security, peace, and socio-economic improvement wrong the authorities and beyond.