Monguno appoints retired senior officers as coordinators for arms control centres
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, has approved the appointment of zonal coordinators for the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW).
The national coordinator of the centre, retired Major-General Abba Dikko, announced the appointment in a statement by the spokesperson for NCCSALW, Air Commodore Ewejide Akintunde, on Saturday in Abuja.
Mr Dikko said the appointment of the zonal coordinators for the six geopolitical zones was in pursuant to the mandate of the centre and to further operationalise its activities towards the eradication of illicit small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) nationwide.
He said the appointed coordinators comprised retired senior officers from the security agencies.
“The appointees include; retired AVM HU Mohammed for the North-West Zone; retired Major-General Hamza Bature for North-Central and retired Rear Admiral A.S Mohammed for North-East.
“Others include, Akinlade Sola, a retired officer from the Department of State Service for the South-West; retired Maj.-Gen. Okechukwu Ugo for South-East and retired Maj.-Gen. IM Obot for the South-South.”
The national coordinator further noted that the appointment closely follows the approval for the establishment of zonal centres in the six geoplolitical zones namely, Kaduna, Minna, Maiduguri, Ado-Ekiti, Enugu and Calabar.
(NAN)
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