The National Taskforce on Prohibition of Illegal, Importation/Smuggling of Arms, Ammunition, Light Weapons, Chemical Weapons, and Pipeline Vandalism (NATFORCE) has been disbanded by President Muhammadu Buhari-led National Security Council.
The National Security Council presided over by Buhari declared the task force illegal at a meeting on Thursday.
In July, the Senate passed a bill establishing the National Commission for the Coordination and Control of the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons which included the NATFORCE.
However, the squad’s inclusion received negative feedback from security experts.
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola while announcing the disbandment said the council agreed that the task force was illegal.
