Natforce Kano Command

We say thank you for your good birthday wishes and prayers to our Commandant,
God bless you all,
God bless Natcom Kano State command,
God bless Nigeria National Commission Natcom,
God bless DG Dr Baba Mohammed.

Signed Media and publicity Kano Command.

Dr. Baba Mohammed
Director General NATCOM/NATFORCE
HRH, Dr. Baba Mohammed is a graduate of Accountancy from University of Jos, Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Holds a certificate in Financial Management from Stanford Graduate School of Business, San Francisco, California USA, A Fellow of Certified National Accountants (FCNA), attended PSLC 20 NIPPS, kuru Jos, member, Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM).

He holds a certificate of Corporate Governance Rating System (CGRS) by the NSE & CBI . Baba Mohammed also holds an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Arts by European American University.

He worked at the BPE for over 25 years and served as Special Assistant to two Directors General of BPE – Mal. Nasir A. elrufai and Dr. J. Bala. He represented Federal Government of Nigeria on The Boards of Nigerdock Nigeria Plc, Afribank Nigeria Plc, Nigerian Security printing and Minting (NSPM), Nigerian Telecommunications Ltd, Mobile telecommunications Ltd (Mtel), Nigeria Reinsurance, NICON Insurance, Capital Hotels (Sheraton), Delta Steel Company, Aluminum Smelter Company, Transcorp Hotels plc etc.

He has also worked as member/sectary, African Privitisation Network (APN) and Member, Committee for the establishment Of National Depository in Nigeria. He headed Capital market among others and also acted as Director, Mines and Steel Development at the BPE.
He was also a Principal Consultant with LeadAdvisory Partners, and now Director General National Taskforce To combat illegal Importation of Arms, Ammunition, Light Weapons, Chemical Weapons and Pipeline Vandalism.

ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States : Fight against the proliferation and illegal trafficking of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in west Africa
11/25/2021 | 03:30pm


Fight against the proliferation and illegal trafficking of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in west Africa 25/11/2021Harouna MAYAKI
Press Release
Accra, Ghana Nov 19. 2021

FIGHT AGAINST THE PROLIFERATION AND ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING OF SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS (SALW) IN WEST AFRICA: NATIONAL COMMISSIONS MEET IN ACCRA FOR THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ECOWAS CONVENTION ON SALW.

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The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) organised the Annual Meeting of National Commissions (NATCOM) on Small Arms in 2021 to review activities for the effective implementation of the ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) under the theme, "Promoting transparency and information exchange in the control, administration and management of SALW in the ECOWAS region" in Accra, Ghana, November 17-19, 2021. The European Union and the German Government supported the organization of the meeting within the framework of the Organized Crime West Africa Response to Trafficking - (OCWAR -T) project,
The meeting chaired by the NATCOM of Ghana was attended by the National Commissions of the following Member States: Republic of Benin, Burkina Faso, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Republic of The Gambia, Republic of Ghana, Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Republic of Liberia, Republic of Niger, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Republic of Senegal, Republic of Sierra Leone and the Togolese Republic.

Present at the opening ceremony were The Board Chair of NATCOM of Ghana, the representative of the Ambassador of Germany, the representative of the Delegation of the European Union, the Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP ), the Permanent Representative of ECOWAS in Ghana representing the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the ECOWAS Commission, the Director General at the Ministry of Interior representing the Government of Ghana, as well as other representatives of key partners such as: GIZ; Mines Advisory Group (MAG); UNDP; and UNIDIR

In his welcoming speech, the Chairman of the National Small Arms Commission of the Republic of Ghana, Rev. Professor Paul Frimpong Manso warmly welcomed the workshop participants and stressed the importance of such a gathering for the effective deliberation on the control of the flow of arms in the region. He also called for preventive and collaborative efforts to ensure a sustainable approach to the implementation of the ECOWAS SALW Convention.

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UNDP Resident Representative in Ghana, Dr Angela Luigi expressed her organization's commitment to supporting the NATCOMs in their cross-border collaboration to fight organized crime, the availability and ease of access to SALW and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to improve security and make West African communities safer.
She ended her speech by thanking the EU, the German Government, the ECOWAS Commission and the National Small Arms Commissions for their excellent partnership over the years.

Mrs. Andrea Grimm, representative of the German Ambassador, expressed on behalf of the German Government, her satisfaction and to indicate that Germany is always ready to support SALW control interventions. She pointed out that Germany had already provided 9 million euros to the ECOWAS region for the implementation of various arms control interventions. She concluded that Germany looks forward to the next steps in the implementation of the five-year action plan which was approved last year and stands ready to support these efforts.

The representative of the Head of the Delegation of the European Union (EU), Anna Lixi, confirmed the EU's commitment to support the fight against transnational organized crime and to strengthen the capacities of NATCOMs in the fight against dangers associated with SALW. She further stated that "The OCWAR-T project offers a way forward to help countries address some of these protracted challenges and help bring attention to the issue at the political level. The EU Delegation in Ghana therefore encourages the NATCOMs to make full use of the technical assistance available under the OCWAR-T " project.

In his address, the Permanent Representative of ECOWAS in Ghana, Ambassador Baba Gana Wakil, on behalf of the ECOWAS Commission, underlined that the ECOWAS Convention on SALW continue to be the normative framework for the SALW control in the region. He cited the adoption of the ECOWAS Model Framework for the Integration of the ECOWAS Convention on SALW and the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) as a guide towards the harmonization of national laws on arms control as a step in the right direction.

In her Opening remarks, the Chief Director of the Ministry of Interior Mrs Adelaide Anno-Kumi on behalf of the Minister of Interior of Ghana HON. Ambrose Dery said that "Terrorist groups like Boko Haram. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Ansar Dine, Mozambique- ISIS has used inactive youth and small arms and light weapons to strike easy targets in our neighboring countries Mali, Nigeria and recently Burkina Faso. In most cases, their acts of violence target civilian populations, which is why I task the Board of the Small Arms Commission to put in place strong measures to effectively control trade, manufacture and flow of illicit small arms and light weapons in our country''. She called on the Member States which have marked their weapons to keep the registers and to integrate them into an ECOWAS database as part of the implementation of the Small Arms Convention.

At the end of the meeting, the Member States delegates unanimously stressed the need for the inclusion of qualified IT experts into the daily operations of the NATCOMs for effective management of the arms tracing databases and the full operationalization of Articles 9,10,11 of the small arms convention.

The NATCOM meeting was preceded by a 2-day experience sharing workshop on the implementation of the OCWAR-T Small Arms component in ECOWAS Member States on the 15th and 16th of November 2021 also in Accra Ghana.

For more info on OCWAR-T : https://www.raosupportcellecowas.com/post/organised-crime-west-african-response-to-trafficking-ocwar-t

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ORGANISED CRIME: WEST AFRICAN RESPONSE TO TRAFFICKING (OCWAR – T) Source of funds: 11th EDF (CRIS ref: 2017/040-389) Decision date: 11/12/2017 (FA Signature date: 27/02/2018) EU Contribution: 19,4 M EUR (+ 5 M EUR from Germany) Implementation period: 2019 - 2023 Implementation modalities: PAGODA with EU MS Agency (GIZ) Overall Objective: This project will work tow...

Gbajabiamila signs Armed Forces Trust Fund Bill, 19 others for transmission to Senate

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has signed 20 bills passed by the House, including the Armed Forces of Nigeria Trust Fund Bill, 2021, for transmission to the Senate for concurrence.

Gbajabiamila signed the 20 bills at a brief ceremony in his office at the National Assembly on Monday, prior to their transmission to the Senate.

The 20 bills are among many other bills already passed by the House and forwarded to the Senate for concurrence before they are transmitted to President Muhammadu Buhari for his assent.

The Armed Forces Bill seeks to establish the Armed Forces of Nigeria Trust Fund. It will provide special financial support for the Armed Forces, makes provision for regular training for personnel and the provision of security/defence equipment for effective defence of Nigeria's territories and the fight against insurgency. The bill was passed by the House on October 13, 2021.

Another one is the National Agricultural Development Fund Bill, 2021, which seeks to establish the National Agricultural Development Fund to provide funding for agricultural development. It was also passed by the House on October 13, 2021.

Other bills the Speaker signed were the National Assembly Library Trust Fund Bill, 2021; Chartered Institute of Forensic and Certified Fraud Examiners of Nigeria Bill, 2021; National Biotechnology Development Agency Bill, 2021; South West Development Commission Bill, 2021; North Central Development Commission Bill, 2021; North West Development Commission Bill, 2021, and the South East Development Commission Bill, 2021.

Also on the list were the Federal College of Education (Technical) Ako, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State Bill, 2021; Federal College of Agriculture Malumfashi Bill, 2021; Federal College of Education (Technical) Keana, Nasarawa State Bill, 2021; Federal University of Agriculture and Entrepreneurship Saki Bill, 2021; Federal University of Education Pankshin, Plateau State Bill, 2021; Federal Polytechnics Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021; and Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

There were also the Usman Dan Fodio University Sokoto Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021; University of Maiduguri Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021; Federal University of Environmental and Technology Saakpenwa, Ogoni Bill, 2021, and Specialized National Dermatology Hospital Bill, 2021.

Once the 20 bills get to the Senate, the senators are expected to work on them and concur with the House before the National Assembly will forward them to the President for his assent, prior to the bills becoming laws.

Signed:
Lanre Lasisi, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, House of Representatives, Federal Republic of Nigeria.