The Minister of Defence, retired Brig.-Gen.
Mansur Dan-Ali, made this known when he briefed State House
correspondents on the outcome of the quarterly meeting of the National
Security Council.
The meeting was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday.
The
minister disclosed that the process of the transformation of the
committee which was being handled by the Ministry of Defence in
conjunction with the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), was
in compliance with the presidential directive for the establishment of
the commission.
“We discussed how we
intend to curtail proliferation of arms into the country. A presidential
approval was given to my office in conjunction with the Office of the
National Security Adviser to come up with a National Commission on small
arms and light weapons restriction in the country in line with Economic
Community of West African States (ECOWAS) convention which says each
country within the ECOWAS should have such commission.’’
According
to the minister, the armed forces is currently synergising with other
security agencies through intelligence sharing and joint operations to
address the various security challenges facing the country.
He
stressed the need by the relevant security agencies to as a matter of
urgency tackle the propagation of hate speeches especially through the
social media particularly by some notable Nigerians.
Dan-Ali
thanked the President for his continuous funding of the Armed forces of
Nigeria to perform its constitutional role especially now that Nigeria
is fighting multiple security challenges.
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