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Stop buying toy guns for your children – Small Arms Commission tells parents
Ghanaian parents are being advised to reconsider buying toy guns for their wards, especially during festive season.
The Ghana National Commission on Small Arms and...
Small Arms Commission launches campaign against small arms proliferation
The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons has rolled out a nationwide public education campaign dubbed “Silence the Gun, Save a Life.”
The...
Small Arms Commission warns against use of weapons in Akwatia by-election
The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA) has warned political parties, their supporters, and the general public that carrying any form...
Small Arms Commission sends important message ahead of December elections [Listen]
The Deputy Director of Policy, Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation at the Ghana National Commission on Small Arms, Gyebi Asante, has urged the public to...
Importing weapons without proper authorisation is a crime – Small Arms Commission
The Deputy Director of Policy Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation at the Ghana National Commission on Small Arms, Gyebi Asante, has raised concerns over the...
2024 Election: Vote without guns to enhance Ghana’s democracy – Small Arms Commission
The Programs Officer of the Ghana National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Carl Sowah, has urged Ghanaians to vote in the upcoming December...
Small Arms Commission raises alarm over 1.1 million unlicensed weapons in circulation
The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons has revealed that over 1.1 million small arms and light weapons in Ghana cannot be...
Afi Azaratu Yakubu appointed Executive Secretary of Small Arms Commission
President Akufo-Addo has appointed Afi Azaratu Yakubu as the Executive Secretary of the Small Arms Commission and Light Weapons.
She takes over from Jones...
Small Arms Commission destroys over 1,000 weapons [Photos]
The National Commission of Small Arms and Light Weapons has destroyed some 1,194 weapons in the build-up to the 2020 election.
This was at the...
Illicit arms cause of rampant killing of police officers – Small Arms Commission
The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons has attributed the incessant killings of police officers in line of duty to the...
Fabewoso: Small Arms Commission to begin arms sensitisation programme in Ghana
The National
Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCSALW) has revealed plans to begin
arms sensitization programs in Ghana to clamp down on illegal acquisition...
Commission on Small Arms pushes for new firearms law after 50-year delay
The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons is mounting pressure for the swift passage of a long-overdue firearms control law, citing the...
National Commission on Small Arms condemns use of arms at registration centres
The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons has condemned the use of arms at some centres in the ongoing voter registration centres.
The...
Holders of illegal guns will be arrested – Small Arms Secretariat
Acting Executive Secretary of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA), Dr. Adams Bonaa, has warned that security agencies will arrest...
Persons who fail to surrender illegal firearms risk up to 15 years jail term
In a high-stakes move to sanitise the nation’s security landscape ahead of a pivotal year, the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons...
Greater Accra leads in firearms surrendered under Gun Amnesty programme
The Greater Accra Region has emerged as the leading contributor to firearms surrendered under Ghana’s ongoing Gun Amnesty Programme, according to the National Commission...
Don’t announce timelines for retrieving illicit arms, they’ll hide them – Former MP
Former Manhyia North MP, Collins Owusu Amankwaa, has cautioned the government against publicly announcing timelines for retrieving illicit arms, warning that such disclosures only...
Government to announce gun amnesty to curb proliferation of illicit arms
The Government of Ghana, through the Ministry of the Interior, is set to declare a Gun Amnesty Programme in the coming days to help...
NACSA condemns violence, calls for immediate ban on firearms at festivals
The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA) has expressed deep concern over the violent clashes that disrupted this year’s Kpokpoi sprinkling...
WAANSA Ghana urges swift passage of National Arms Commission Bill
The West Africa Action Network on Small Arms (WAANSA) Ghana has lauded the Minister of the Interior, Henry Quartey, for his dedication to enhancing...
Bawku: Arms for cash should not be encouraged – Gyebi Asante
The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons believes the only way the arms can be retrieved from Bawku is for peace to...
Police send strong message to public over unauthorized discharging of firearms
The Police in the Eastern Region has arrested four young men for possessing and discharging firearms and ammunition without permission at Sekesua in the...
Over 1,200 seized firearms to be destroyed next month
The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons says it will destroy more than 1,200 confiscated small arms in November, this year, as...
Voters register: Group speaks about arms and light weapons
The National Commission for Arms and Light Weapons has called for the controlled use of arms and light weapons during and after the voters’...
Husband suffers nightmares after wife died in his arms of coronavirus
A grieving husband has spoken out about the "horrific" moment his NHS worker wife died in his arms whilst struggling to breathe from coronavirus.
Laura Tanner's...
Volta Regional Minister, Asogli State appeal for extension of gun amnesty programme
The Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, together with the Asogli State, has appealed for the extension of the Gun Amnesty Programme (GAP), describing it...
Interior Ministry opens training for nationwide Gun Amnesty Programme
Deputy Minister for the Interior, Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, has opened a Trainer of Trainers Workshop for the upcoming Gun Amnesty Programme, a national initiative...
Government is not ready to fight galamsey – Criminologist
Despite Ghana’s constitutional mandate giving the President full authority over the nation’s mineral resources, evidence on the ground suggests that the government is not...
Akwatia by-election: Disqualified aspirant sues EC
A parliamentary aspirant of the Action People’s Party (APP), David Ankomah, has sued the Electoral Commission (EC) after being disqualified from contesting the upcoming...
Mourner detained for allegedly possessing three pump-action guns in Akwatia
The Police at Akwatia in the Eastern Region have detained a 36-year-old man for possession of three guns during a snap check at Staff...
Mabel Darko Boateng writes: Schools under siege
“Children must be safe and feel safe in school; only then can they truly learn.”
— Arne Duncan (Former U.S. Secretary of Education, 2009 - 2016)
Introduction
Ghanaian schools,...
Ashanti REGSEC links Kumasi shootings to Bawku conflict
The Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has established potential connections between the recent spate of shootings in Kumasi and the long-running conflict in Bawku.
Last...
Ghana faces growing threat of modern crimes as outdated laws struggle to keep up
Ghana is grappling with an alarming rise in modern crimes, with outdated laws struggling to keep pace with rapidly advancing technologies and evolving criminal...
Chief arrested for possession of M16 rifle
A chief in the Northern Region has been arrested for allegedly wielding an M16 assault rifle with six fully loaded magazines at the Ambariya...
Ghana takes center stage in the fight against improvised explosive devices
In a bid to bolster its security efforts and enhance preparedness against the looming threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), Ghana has taken the...
Only 40k out of 1.25m gun owners renew their licence in Ghana
A Security Analyst, Adib Saani, has revealed that only 40, 000 people out of over 1.25 million gun owners in Ghana renew their licence...
Four arrested for unlawful possession and discharge of firearm
The Police in the Eastern Region have arrested four young men at Sekesua for possessing and discharging firearms and ammunition without permission.
The four, who...
More hotspots identified ahead of December polls
Senior Programmes Officer at the Small Arms Commission, Leonard Tetteh, has revealed more areas where chaos is likely to erupt ahead of the December...
Security analyst’s warning over proliferation of guns in Ghana
A security analyst with the Africa Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies, Paul Boateng, has hinted of possible gun clashes in Ghana.
To Mr Boateng,...