The Federal Government disclosed that more than 19,000 illicit weapons have been destroyed since 2022. The National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, said the destruction is part of efforts to dismantle the operational capacity of terrorists, bandits and other criminal networks. He spoke in Sokoto during a multi-stakeholder dialogue on tackling banditry, convened by the Sokoto Advancement Forum in collaboration with the Centre for Peace Studies at Usmanu Danfodiyo University.
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