IGP Disu calls for African collaboration to tackle arms proliferation

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has identified the proliferation of small arms and light weapons as one of the gravest threats to peace and security across Africa, noting that the weapons do not respect borders.
Disu stated this in his opening speech at the opening ceremony of the Small Arms and Light Weapons Identification and Tracing (SALW-IT) simulation programme in Abuja on Monday.
He stressed the need for collaboration among African countries to strengthen their collective capacity in the identification, marking, registration and tracing of small arms, light weapons and ammunition.
“That threat is clear. The proliferation of small arms and light weapons rema...