Nigeria, Aug. 27 -- General Adamu made this appeal during a courtesy visit to the Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division and Commander Sector 1 Joint Task Force, Operation HADIN KAI, Brigadier General Ugochukwu Unachukwu, on Tuesday 26 August 2025 at the Division Headquarters, Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri, Borno State.

He explained that the NCCSALW zonal office was recently established to help tackle the growing problem of arms proliferation in the region.

The office is mandated to destroy obsolete weapons, prosecute gunrunners, and curb illegal possession of small arms and light weapons in the North East and the Sahel region.

General Adamu stressed the importance of synergy between the Army and NCCSALW, noting that such...