Kokumo: We Destroyed Over 19,000 Illicit Weapons in Four Years

*Says NSA Not Behind Alleged Importation of Illicit Arms Intercepted at Lagos Port

Linus Aleke in Abuja

The Director-General of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), DIG Johnson Babatunde Kokumo (Rtd), has revealed that more than 19,000 illicit weapons were publicly destroyed in four years.

DIG Kokumo also dismissed as false and unfounded allegations contained in a viral video claiming that persons arrested over the seizure of illegal arms at the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos were allegedly being sponsored by the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu.

Speaking during a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, the Director-General said the Second Quarter Arms Destruction Exercise for 2026 was successfully conducted on 30 July 2026 at the Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment, Giri, Abuja.