Nigerian govt warns producers, marketers over handling of chemical weapons

Producers and marketers of chemical weapons in Nigeria have been warned not to allow non-state actors access to such materials.

The warning was issued on Tuesday by the Federal Government through Mr Gabriel Aduda, the Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

Mr Aduda gave the warning at a sensitisation workshop in Kano, organised by the federal government to educate major stakeholders in the Northwest on sound management of chemicals weapons as part of measures to prevent its getting into wrong hands.

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He said; ‎”The objective among others is to raise awareness among relevant national stakeholders and representatives of the chemical industries in the North -West zone on the CWC and its national implementation in relation to the chemical industry.

“Ensure that chemical weapons imported into the country are used for the purposes for which they are meant and government also makes sure that these chemicals do not get into the hands of non-state actors; it ‎will‎ have great repercussions,” Aduda explained.

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