September 29, 2020 (Khartoum)The Sudanese government destroyed 300,000 unlicensed firearms confiscated as part of the National Project for Collecting Firearms.
Destruction of unlicensed weapons took place Tuesday in a cermoney in Hajar Al-Asal area in the state of the Nile River, in the presence of First Vice President of the Sovereign Council, Chairman of the
Supreme Committee for Weapons Collection, and unregulated vehicles, Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
At a ceremony held in Hajar Al Asal area in northern Sudan, Ibrahim Jabir Ibrahim, a member of the Sovereign Council, announced that the destruction of these unlicensed arms ends the first three phases of
the arms collection project.
He also declared the start of the 4th phase, during which the government will conduct forced collection of arms and implement strict measures to prevent the possession of weapons, which will be limited to the regular armed forces only.
Jabir called on the international community, represented by countries and organizations, to help Sudan implement the fourth stage through technical support with the agencies, especially since Sudan is a vast
country surrounded by many countries.
In April this year, Sudan established a higher committee for collecting arms and unlicensed vehicles as part of a project aimed at collecting illegal firearms from civilians and controlling smuggling of vehicles into the country
On August 31, Sudan’s government armed movements and civilian forces signed peace agreement in its initials, ending one of African longest civil war.
There are still two main movements that did not sign a peace agreement, namely, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army led by Abdel Aziz Al-Hilu, and the Sudan Liberation Army led by Abdel Wahid
Muhammad Nur.