NCCSALW DG DIG Johnson Kokumo
The Director-General of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, DIG Johnson Kokumo (retd) has dismissed allegations contained in a viral video claiming that persons arrested over the seizure of illegal arms at the Tin Can Island Port were allegedly being sponsored by the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.
Addressing journalists on Tuesday in Abuja during the joint security spokespersons briefing, Kokumo explained that he was personally present at the Tin Can Island Port when the Nigerian Customs Service handed over 399 assorted automatic weapons intercepted at the port to the centre
He said, “The story in the video is not correct and cannot be correct. I was at the Tin Can Island Port with the Comptroller-General. 399 assorted automatic weapons were intercepted by the Nigerian Customs Service at the port. And this cache of arms, illegal weapons, handed over to the centre.
“I was not there in a representative capacity; I was there personally. And the Comptroller-General, of course, was also present personally to do the handing over,” he said.
