Serving governors and other political stakeholders have been accused of stockpiling arms and ammunition ahead of the general election in the country.

The Director General of National Taskforce on Small Arms, Light and Chemical Weapons ( NATFORCE), Dr Emmanuel Okereke, who raised the alarm, said the alleged stockpilling of ammunition by desperate political players ahead of the poll which is about 30 days away, was facilitated by the porous nature of Nigeria’s border and non existence of a specific body to tackle the menace.

“Due to lack of a legally established specific body or commission as obtainable in 14 out of the 16 countries in the West African Subregion, all manner of ammunition have been illegally brought into the country ahead of the coming elections by high class political players including some state governors”, he said.

According to him, for Nigeria to effectively tackle the menace of proliferation of ammunition in the country with its attendant crimes, a National Commission for the Prohibition of Illegal Importation of Small Arms, Ammunition and Light Weapons and other related matters, must be established as already done by other West African countries except Nigeria and Gambia.

The Commission, he added, was recommended for all West African Countries through a resolution passed to that effect by the Economic Community of West Africa States ( ECOWAS) in December, 2017 .

“Unfortunately, while 14 out of the 16 member sub regional body have complied, Nigeria and Gambia are yet to do the needful in that direction,” he lamented . Okereke explained further that even before the ECOWAS resolution, a bill for the establishment of such commission had long been sponsored by his outfit called National Taskforce.

The bill which is currently before the 8th Senate, has passed second reading in the House of Representatives but not yet in the senate, having failed to scale through the required legislative processes in the 6th and 7th National Assembly .

The Commission when established, he added, would not be a burden on the finances of the country but a revenue generating one.

He therefore called on the Senate as it resumes plenary on Wednesday, to fast track legislative business on the bill for the commission to be in place as soon as possible


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Mention their names

If they they pay us 50k I'll show up to their funeral but stand really far away, holding a PDP umbrella regardless of the weather, so that people think they died with a red and interesting secret.

The dogs and baboons will be soaked in blood crooner has gone back to arming his boys to cause carnage after the elections, knowing he will be trounced at the polls.

Every sane Nigerian should be extra careful this coming weeks especially during this coming elections.
Majority of these politicians don't have your interest at heart.
They will never share these guns to rheur children or any members of their families, but to the common man on the street.
They are only there for their selfish gains.
Only few among them have the fear of God at heart.

Be warned.
Be wise.
Be guided.

God bless Nigeria.

And those governors do not have names?

political war zones

Mention their names mbok

This guy is just another hustler like the Peace Corps guy.

Stock piling weapons for what? Are we at war?

Warsaw saw war. War saw Warsaw.

He does all this media hype and some uninformed young graduates will be falling into trap of getting "employment" with NATFORCE which is not something known to Nigerian law.

If you want to do uniform security work, apply to the established military, police or paramilitary agencies not all these Peace Corps, NATFORCE, Mercy Corps etc. They are at best voluntary bodies like Boys Scouts.

Apc can't rig. na fire for fire o




las las tribunal or supreme court will decide

Proof it

CJN: they should all step aside while they investigate them

stupid people.

The monster these men create will one day eat them all

So you are aware that weapons are being brought into the country by politicians and some Govenorsbut you have not made a single arrest?

USELESS PEOPLE ONLY GOOD FOR RAOSING ALARM IN THE PRESS

Every election period this man comes out to say this

In my Nigeria, the uneducated ones determine who wins an election while the educated one only come online to rant, fight and cause confusion. [color=#770077][/color]

Say NO to violent elections

Yes o! Violent Crime rate have increased in Rivers.

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