March 24, 2025 SALUTATION Today marks a very significant era in Liberia as it relates to the safety and security of broad spectrum of our people. As we all are aware, Liberia endured fourteen (14) years of painful civil crisis that took away over 200,000 precious lives of its citizens and aliens alike and destroyed infrastructure nation-wide. The guns of war in Liberia became silent in 2003 followed by the disarmament of former combatants in 2004. Although disarmament of warring factions anywhere in the world is never 100%, ours was one those that was done in a rush with limited time for demobilization. As a result, few arms were turned over by all the former combatants with the rest concealed by their owners. That made illicit arms in the country a big problem that pose a threat