Whistleblower Policy On Illegal Arms Underway – Presidency
Major-General Babagana Monguno (rtd.), National Security Adviser (NSA) [/caption]
The Presidency on Sunday announced that work has begun on a template for the discovery and recovery of illegal weapons in the country via whistleblowing.
This was according to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media, Mallam Garba Shehu, who made the disclosure in a statement in Abuja.
The Presidency said the new template, which is being drafted by Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), is a sequel to the success of the whistleblower policy in the Ministry of Finance.
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“The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) initiative may be an independent line of inquiry or in active collaboration with what the government is doing in the finance ministry,” the statement reads.
“This will be a sort of searchlight on weapons ownership in the country. Whatever form or shape it takes, the administration wants to take a tough line to curtail the large number of illegal weapons in circulation used in intra and inter-communal conflicts. The aim is to disarm communities especially those with proclivity to violence.
“In the last few days, we had discussed the efforts the administration is making to strengthen the whistle-blower mechanism in the Ministry of Finance which, to date, has proved to be very effective in bringing the attention of the government to stolen assets and unexplained wealth.
“In line with presidential directives, the NSA, Munguno, has begun work on a template for the discovery and recovery of illegal weapons through a reward system following the success of the whistle-blower policy under the Ministry of Finance.
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“The ONSA initiative may be an independent line of inquiry or in active collaboration with what the government is doing in finance. This will be a sort of searchlight on weapons ownership in the country. Whatever form or shape it takes, the administration wants to take a tough line to curtail the large number of illegal weapons in circulation used in intra and inter-communal conflicts. The aim is to disarm communities especially those with proclivity for violence.
“The ONSA which already has a committee on the recovery of small arms and light weapons in the country has decided to adopt the whistle-blower approach so as to eradicate mass shooting incidents and remove the harassment of law abiding citizens by holders of illegal weapons,” the statement added.
