Taxi driver shot dead at Mmoatiakrom near Dunkwa-on-Offin
15 Jan 2021 Source: GNA A popular taxi driver at Dunkwa has been shot dead at Mmoatiakrom, near Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality of the Central Region and his taxi taken away by some identified armed robbers. The deceased only identified as “Culture” and believed to be in his early thirties, left behind […]
Man shoot himself dead after being denied ‘apio’
Date: Jan – 12- 2021 Source:www.graphic.com.gh Residents of Gbane in the Talensi District in the Upper East Region were thrown into a state of shock when a young man shot himself in the head with a locally manufactured pistol because he was refused an alcoholic drink. The deceased, Jacob Gbamri, aka Lion, aged 29, had […]
THE BALLOTS WITHOUT BULLETS CAMPAIGN TAKES OFF
After a successful launch, the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons’ election related advocacy and sensitization campaign “Ballots without Bullets” has taken off. The purpose of the campaign is to educate and sensitize the public on the dangers of small arms abuse related to the elections. This year, the Ghana Police Service has […]
SMALL ARMS COMMISSION ORGANIZES CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons organized a three-day capacity-building workshop in Ho for Civil Society Organizations. The objective of the workshop was to introduce and discuss issues on the emerging trends in Small Arms and Light Weapons in the country. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Mr. Jones Applerh in his address […]
ARMS OWNED BY CIVILIANS TO BE MARKED – DEPUTY REGIONAL MINISTER
The Deputy Western Regional Minister, Hon. Gifty Eugenia Kusi, has revealed that Small Arms owned by civilians would be marked in due course with a unique ECOWAS standard coding system. Hon. Gifty Kusi who delivered the Keynote address at the seventh (7th) Weapons Destruction Programme organised by the National Commission on Small Arms and Light […]
Weapon Destruction Sekondi 2020
“BALLOTS WITHOUT BULLETS” CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons has launched its public education and sensitization program dubbed “Ballots without Bullets” at the Alisa Hotel. The Ballots without Bullets Campaign is an election related advocacy project on the dangers of small arms abuse. Over the years, the Small Arms Commission has committed itself to embarking […]
Ballots Without Bullets Media Launch
Weapons Destruction
Small Arms
Uncontrolled accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons (SALW) pose a threat to peace and security, and reduce the prospects for sustainable development. Illegal cross-border activities coupled with relatively weak administrative, legislative and regulatory measures on weapons within ECOWAS member states have contributed to the indiscriminate proliferation of SALW within the Sub-region. In […]