According to the Republican Palace Information Office, the First Vice President of the Transitional Sovereign Council, 1st Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Daglo has recently chaired the meeting of the high committee of firearms collection and the non-codified vehicles in the presence of number of ministers, governors of states and leaders of security institutions.
The committee has taken several decisions on top of which the continuation and intensifying of firearms collection campaign through dispatching more forces to the states to follow up the process, besides using modern detecting apparatuses and police dogs to seize the unlicensed firearms, along with asking the assistance of foreign parties to present Sudan’s experience in firearms collection before the African Union and other states round the globe to attract technical and financial support in this regard.
We fully support the reactivation of firearms collection campaign, urging the transitional government to start from what the ousted regime had ended in this regard, considering that the campaign has its positive impact in reducing the tribal clashes to the minimum.
It is a good omen that the firearms collection campaign high committee is led by the 1st Vice President of the Sovereign Council, 1st Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Daglo a matter that indicates the seriousness of the government to illuminate the phenomenon, hence bringing about control in all conflict zones.
It is high time to launch the forcible arms collection besides applying very strict measures to prevent the possession of firearms or ammunition except by the regular forces.
We urge the high committee to work out a plan to strengthen the disarmament campaign aiming at eliminating illegal weapons, especially in the conflict-affected areas, particularly in Darfur states.