Firearm Amnesty offers safe surrender of weapon
Jacques du Toit
Namibia has once again joined the African Union’s continent-wide initiative to silence the guns, with September declared Firearm Amnesty Month. Speaking on behalf of the Minister of Home Affairs Immigration, Safety and Security, Inspector General of the Namibian Police Joseph Shikongo urged citizens to hand in illegal firearms, ammunition and explosives to promote peace and community safety. He stressed that individuals who surrender weapons during the amnesty period will not face prosecution. After September, however, those still in possession of illegal firearms risk criminal charges.
The amnesty, part of the AU’s Agenda 2063, was first introduced in 2017 and extended to 2030. It aims to reduce armed conflict, gender-based violence, and genocide across Africa.
Namibians are encouraged to surrender unwanted weapons at their nearest police station before 30 September 2025.
Namibia has once again joined the African Union’s continent-wide initiative to silence the guns, with September declared Firearm Amnesty Month. Speaking on behalf of the Minister of Home Affairs Immigration, Safety and Security, Inspector General of the Namibian Police Joseph Shikongo urged citizens to hand in illegal firearms, ammunition and explosives to promote peace and community safety. He stressed that individuals who surrender weapons during the amnesty period will not face prosecution. After September, however, those still in possession of illegal firearms risk criminal charges.
The amnesty, part of the AU’s Agenda 2063, was first introduced in 2017 and extended to 2030. It aims to reduce armed conflict, gender-based violence, and genocide across Africa.
Namibians are encouraged to surrender unwanted weapons at their nearest police station before 30 September 2025.
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