NACSA CALLS ON TRADITIONAL AUTHORITIES TO BAN THE USE OF FIREARMS IN TRADITIONAL CELEBRATIONS AND FESTIVITIES

The Commission strongly condemns the increasing display and misuse of firearms at social gatherings and traditional festivals. We respectfully urge traditional leaders…

PRESS RELEASE: NO – GO AREA FOR ANY FORM OF WEAPON: AKWATIA BY-ELECTIONS

The Small Arms Commission warns that in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service and the Other Security Agencies, anyone found with any…

2-DAY HIGH LEVEL STAKEHOLDER MEETING CONVENED TO REVIEW PROPOSED NATIONAL ARMS BILL

On 23rd and 24th July 2025, the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA) convened a high-level, two-day stakeholder engagement…

CID DIRECTOR GENERAL, COP LYDIA YAAKO DONKOR, SWORN IN AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE SMALL ARMS COMMISSION

Accra, 25th July 2025 – The Director General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, COP Lydia Yaako…

New Governing Board of the Small Arms Commission Inaugurated

The Minister for the Interior has inaugurated a new Governing Board for the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA)…

2025 FIRST QUARTER GUN INCIDENCE REPORT

Gun violence remains a pressing concern in Ghana, and our latest Open Source Gun Incidence Report (OGI) for Q1 2025 reveals alarming…

UNOWAS Representative Pays Courtesy Visit to NACSA

The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA) was honoured to host Lt. Col. Frederick Oppong Essel, a Military Advisor…

FOSTERING PEACE THROUGH EDUCATION: NACSA AND PEACE COUNCIL ENGAGE OVER 3,800 STUDENTS AT OKESS

On June 12, 2025, the Ashanti Regional Office of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA), in collaboration with…

The Small Arms Commission Convenes Stakeholder Engagement with Ghana’s Transport Sector

Thursday, 5th June 2025 — The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA) convened key stakeholders from across the transport…

Operation KAFO VI Planning Meeting Closes with Renewed Commitment to Curb Cross-Border Firearms Trafficking in West Africa

The KAFO VI Regional Planning Meeting concluded on 29th May, in Accra after three days of strategic dialogue, planning and collaboration among national focal points, regional experts and international partners committed to strengthening responses to cross-border firearms trafficking in West Africa.