 Now, the federal government has approved the establishment of the National Center for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons. The new center will be domiciled in the office of the National Security Advisor and retired Major General A. M. Dico has been appointed as pioneer coordinator. The announcement was made in a statement signed on Monday by the Head Strategic Communication Office of the National Security Advisor, Zakaria Osman. Osman said that the decision is part of the ongoing restructuring of Nigeria's security architecture. The statement added that the center will serve as a national focal point on small arms and light weapons in Nigeria and lead a multi-stakeholder process involving government ministries, departments, agencies, and the civil society in implementing all national UN and NECRO's plan of action on the control of small arms and light weapons.