Arms proliferation: Navy disowns member’s claim of Chadian soldiers influence

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By Ismail Auwal

The Nigerian Navy has disowned submissions made by its Director of Legal Services, Commodore Jemila Malafa at a Public Hearing held on a bill to establish a commission against the proliferation of small arms and light weapons.

Commodore Malafa who represented the Navy at the hearing earlier on Tuesday alleged that Chadian soldiers engaged in the illicit trade of small arms, thereby fuelling the insecurity in Nigeria.

However, in a statement signed by the Spokesman of the Navy, Commodore Dahun Suleiman, the Nigeria Navy disowned her claims, saying  the statement was ” unauthorised and personal comment,” and do not represent the position of the Navy.

The statement reads, “During the hearing on this Bill, the representative of the Nigerian Navy (NN) duly presented the position of the Service on the proposed Act but went ahead to make some unauthorized, personal comments on the issue of transnational trafficking of small arms and light weapons.’’

“The Nigerian Navy appreciates the indelible contributions of our regional partners and neighbours in the fight against small arms and light weapons trafficking.”

The navy noted that Nigeria maintains robust diplomatic security relationships with its neighbouring countries and commits to deepening the existing arraignments.

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