The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA) has announced plans to sensitise the youth and general public on the dangers and consequences involved in the illegal importation of illicit weapons into Ghana.
Recent research conducted in five regions found that between 35,000 and 40,000 firearms are illegally produced locally each year.
The Commission’s decision comes on the back of the shooting to death of a military officer at Millennium City in Gomoa East in the Central Region.
Lance Corporal (L/Cpl) Danso Michael was killed over a land ownership dispute.
Speaking to Citi News, Deputy Director for Policy Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation at the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Gyebi Asante, said the commission will embark on the sensitisation exercise to educate the public on the dangers and consequences of illegally possessing weapons.
“As a commission, we are embarking on public education and sensitisation. We are talking to people, especially the youth on the need to refrain from the possession of these weapons because they do not serve their interests.
“They would rather destroy us as a people so we don’t need them. So we are embarking on public education to sensitise people so that they understand the dangers involved in the acquisition and possession of these illicit weapons and the wrong use of these weapons.
“We are embarking on public education for the public to understand that we need to refrain from the acquisition and possession of these weapons.”
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