The Federal Government has blamed the incessant crises in some parts of Nigeria on the proliferation of small arms.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Salamatu Suleiman said this at a sensitisation workshop on small arms in Jos, on Thursday.
She said government was worried about the persistent ethnic and religions crises; hence it was taking steps to end the proliferation.
Suleiman said it was to check the trend that the Federal Government, in 2008, endorsed the ECOWAS Convention on Control and Prevention of Small and Light Weapons.
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Martins Uhomoihi, said an estimated 630 million illegally acquired SALW were in circulation.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Salamatu Suleiman said this at a sensitisation workshop on small arms in Jos, on Thursday.
She said government was worried about the persistent ethnic and religions crises; hence it was taking steps to end the proliferation.
Suleiman said it was to check the trend that the Federal Government, in 2008, endorsed the ECOWAS Convention on Control and Prevention of Small and Light Weapons.
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Martins Uhomoihi, said an estimated 630 million illegally acquired SALW were in circulation.
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