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Nigerian govt destroys 1,419 illicit weapons, recovers 5,449 firearms in 2026
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The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, NCCSALW, has destroyed 1,419 illicit weapons and recovered 5,449 firearms in recent operations nationwide.
The Director-General of the centre , retired DIG Johnson Kokumo, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at the Joint Security News Briefing.
The briefing was organised for spokespersons of defence, security and law-enforcement agencies to update Nigerians on ongoing security efforts.
Mr Kokumo said the 1,419 weapons were publicly destroyed on July 30 during the Centre’s Second Quarter Arms Destruction Exercise in Abuja.
He said the exercise brought the total number of illicit weapons destroyed by NCCSALW since 2022 to more than 19,000.
According to him, the destruction is aimed at preventing illicit weapons from reaching non-state actors and fuelling terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other violent crimes.
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