Presidential
Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons, PRESCOM, stakeholders’
sensitization forum, held at Enugu for South East zone, has revealed
that about 60 per cent of the illegal arms in the zone are produced
locally.
Professor Aloysius Okolie, South East coordinator on
House Survey, of PRESCOM, said this during a two-day stakeholders’
sensitization forum on the comprehensive national Small Arms and Light
Weapons, SALW, survey in Nigeria in Enugu.
“The essence of the
survey is not for the government to embark on disarmament, but to find
out those factors that motivate people into acquiring such arms and
sources of the arms.”
“Some
communities are known for their natural fabrication of arms,” he said,
adding that politicians were part of arms proliferation in the area and
most of the political leaders helped in the importation and fabrication
of arms.
PRESCOM coordinator, Mr. Dickson Orji, stated that the
essence of the forum was to give room for information and interaction on
how to curtail proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the
country.
“It will create awareness on the socio-economic impact of
illicit small arms and light weapons proliferation in Nigeria and
sensitize the Nigerian populace on the proposed comprehensive SALW
survey in Nigeria.
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