NATCOM, other agencies to train, employ qualified Nigerians across states on illegal weaponry

 

The National Commission for the Coordination and Control of Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons, NATCOM, says it has concluded arrangement to train and employ a total of seven thousand personnel in each state to address the prevalent problem of illegal weaponry. Under this initiative according to NATCOM, it will join forces with other security agencies to drive its vision.

Acting Director-General of NATCOM, Dr. Adejare Adegbenro highlighted this imperative mission in a statement he signed and made available to journalists in Abuja, even as he also emphasized his agency's dedication to this crucial cause. The statement reads: "We are going to employ about 300,000 personnel across the country with a viewing to making our nation a safer place. We won't just employ, they will all undergo effective training.

This in itself will also reduce the unemployment rate in the country. We shall join forces with other security agencies in driving our course. "We are aligning fully with 8- point agenda of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in which security is the focal point. Of course, with no security, development will be hard to come by".

In related development, the NATCOM boss also paid a courtesy visit to the Former Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida at the weekend in Minna Niger State.