Nnewi—Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons, PRESCOM, stakeholders’ sensitization forum, held at Enugu for South East zone, has revealed that about 60 per cent of the illegal arms in the zone are produced locally.
Professor Aloysius Okolie, who is the South East coordinator on House Survey, of PRESCOM, made the revelation during a two-day stakeholders’ sensitization forum on the comprehensive national Small Arms and Light Weapons, SALW, survey in Nigeria,at Villa Toscana Hotel, Enugu.

He said that 60 per cent are fabricated locally in Nigeria and “some communities are known for their natural fabrication of arms,” adding that politicians were part of arms proliferation in the area and most of the political leaders helped in the importation and fabrication of arms. The sensitization forum tagged, ‘All Hands on Deck,’ also revealed that “40 per cent of the arms are imported by the political leaders and the rest 60 per cent fabricated within the zone.”
According to him: “The essence of the survey is not for the government to embark on disarmament, but to find out those factors that motivate people into acquiring such arms and sources of the arms.”
Earlier, the PRESCOM coordinator, Mr. Dickson Orji, stated that the essence of the forum was to give room for information and interaction on how to curtail proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the country.
“It will create awareness on the socio-economic impact of illicit small arms and light weapons proliferation in Nigeria and sensitize the Nigerian populace on the proposed comprehensive SALW survey in Nigeria.
“The forum will galvanize support for the survey team and enumerators to ensure collaboration at the grass roots for the success of the project,” he stated.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/60-of-illegal-arms-in-seast-produced-locally-presidential-cttee/

Thats a great one! Yes we can...awka made!

so what about those in Southwest, southsouth and the north?

What we learned during the war.... We improve and teach our children... . For the D-DAY....

Awka made guns sustained Biafra for 3 years.

#empower Awka blacksmithers now!

They should stop fabricating arms n start doing something positive with their gifts... A fabricated aeroplane is nt a bad idea, Hahaha......

Aba made arms!

Reason d APC govt shd be more cautious in handling d Nnamdi Kalu/Biafra debacle.

And then you have Nigerian security agencies importing AK-47 like a mofo.
Creating a FG funded 21st century arms fabrication, modifcation,design ,upgrade, and production plant for these gifted folks in Nnewi is clearly not in their agenda.
And yet they insult america for not selling them weapons.
Third world cesspit.

mekadinho:
They should stop fabricating arms n start doing something positive with their gifts... A fabricated aeroplane is nt a bad idea, Hahaha......

The weapons manufacturing industry is a trillion dollar industry.
The amount of money the US makes from exporting weapons in a year is enough to fund Nigeria budget for next five years.
The employment created via the value chain generated is not even quantifiable.
A good local weapons manufacturing industry also makes a strong and formidable nation.

We have everything in the East to compete with other developed countries both economically and productively despite the lack of Federal government assistance. Instead, they create evil economy policy to reduce our potentials and level of development. That's devilish to me.. We need our own country to foster our God gift talents. ASAP...

Since inception of dis administration, I have noticed a careful plot to destabilize other regions even as boko haram is already a handful