unlicensed weapons

The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons has revealed that over 1.1 million small arms and light weapons in Ghana cannot be adequately traced or monitored. This undisclosed number of weapons, out of a total of 2.3 million currently circulating, poses a significant threat to national security. During a regional conference addressing the humanitarian impact of improvised anti-personnel mines, Head of the National Arms Marking Programme at the Commission, Frank Boateng Asumani said there is ongoing efforts to curb the proliferation of these arms. He stated, “Presently, there are 2.3 million small and light weapons in circulation, with…