{"id":11737,"date":"2020-02-19T17:59:13","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T16:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/?p=11737"},"modified":"2020-02-19T17:59:13","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T16:59:13","slug":"the-national-commission-against-the-proliferation-of-small-arms-and-light-weapons-scales-second-reading-in-the-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/the-national-commission-against-the-proliferation-of-small-arms-and-light-weapons-scales-second-reading-in-the-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"The National Commission against the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons Scales Second Reading in the Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At the Senate\u2019s plenary session of Wednesday, 19 February 2020, a Bill seeking to establish a National Commission Against the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons passed second reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bill which is sponsored by Sen. Smart Adeyemi (APC: Kogi) seeks to\ncoordinate and implement activities that focus on combatting problems\nassociated with the use, supply, sale and distribution of weapons across the\ncountry. Sen. Adeyemi noted the objectives of the Bill to include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Identifying the main sources of\nsupply and distribution routes of small arms, ammunitions and weapons;<\/li><li>Building synergy and collaboration\namong relevant agencies responsible for addressing issues relating to\nproliferation of arms;<\/li><li>Ensuring the prosecution and\nimprisonment of illegal weapon smugglers; and<\/li><li>Identifying measures to monitor,\ncontrol and standardize the importation of weapons.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Sen. Adeyemi also expressed dismay\nin his submission over the incessant security challenges in Nigeria which have\nbeen driven by the illicit distribution of weapons. He further noted that the\nuncontrolled use of arms had resulted in violent conflicts varying from\nkidnapping, armed banditry, ethno-religious crisis and electoral violence.\nAlso, he mentioned that the Bill if passed, will further curb insecurity\nchallenges in the country. According to Sen. Adeyemi, the total projections and\nestimates of financial expenditure for the establishment of the Commission in\nthe first year following the commencement of the Act will cost <strong><em>N521, 920,\n123.25 (Five Hundred and Twenty One Million, Nine Hundred and Twenty Thousand,\nOne Hundred and Twenty Three Naira, Twenty Five Kobo)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, not all Senators were in support of the passage of the Bill at\nthis stage. For example, Sen. Stella Oduah (PDP: Anambra) was of the view that\nthe Senate should suspend consideration of the Bill until it had deliberated on\nthe report of its Ad-hoc Committee that was constituted by the Senate President\nto review the security architecture in the country. Sen. Oduah was of the\nbelief that lawmakers would be in a better position to make input on the Bill\nafter the Ad-hoc Committee had concluded its legislative assignment and\npresented its report for consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the objection, the Bill was nevertheless referred to the\nCommittee on National Security and Intelligence who are to report its findings\nwithin 4 weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the Senate\u2019s plenary session of Wednesday, 19 February 2020, a Bill seeking to establish a National Commission Against the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons passed second reading. The Bill which is sponsored by Sen. 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