President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Johnson Kokumo as the new coordinator of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW).
In a statement, Tinubu’s spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said the president expects the new appointee to “revamp the centre and evolve new strategies to bring lasting solutions to the menace of arms proliferation, which is a significant driver of insecurity in the country.“
The office of the new Coordinator of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons is under the Office of the National Security Adviser.
It was noted that Mr. Johnson Kokumo was a seasoned serviceman with over 30 years of experience in crime prevention, management, analysis, and control as a law enforcement professional.
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The statement reiterated that the law enforcement professional was once a “Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Department, Force Headquarters, Abuja, from 2022 to 2023.”
However, the statement mentioned that the president was obliged to see the new coordinator execute his duties with immense experience and expertise.
