Senate Committee Chairman on Security Matters Decries State of Insecurity.

• Says Small and Light Arms Proliferation Threatening Nigeria's unity 

• Says Two Bills Underway To Curb influx of Small Arms

Mike Odeh James 

The Chairman of Senate Committee on Security, Senator Abdullahi Ibrahim Giobir  has revealed there are currently two bills sitting at the senate which are aimed at curbing the influx of small and light arms into the country  as well stop the proliferation of small arms within the country .

Senator Gobir who was with speaking with media practitioners on the floor of the Senate yesterday in Abuja highlighted the dangers that the inflow of arms posed to the society .

He said,

"  we have a problem with insecurity in this country and that insecurity is beginning to create a lot of problem which is threatening the unity of the country.

"It is necessary for Nigerians to fashion new ways to check the menace of small and light arms," he added 

Gobir futher added that the Committee on intelligence has been consulting with other stakeholders such  the Presidential Committee on small and light arms in order to fashion out ways to curb the growing spate of insecurity which was occasioned by the proliferation of light arms in the country.

He also blamed the intelligence community in Nigeria for the smuggling of arms into the country, kidnapping and banditry adding that it is the failure of intelligence that brought about insecurity in the country .

On community participation especially as regard  vigilantes groups,

He said that members of Vigilante Group should be well remunerated and their welfare funded by both the state and federal governments so that members can effectively participate in curbing insecurity