Nigeria
Stray Bullet from Police Rifle Kills Boy, Shatters TV in Nigerian Sitting Room
Daily Trust (Abuja)
18 June 2008
MINNA -- A 14 year old boy, Abubakar Onifade was killed in Minna on Monday night by a stray bullet from a police officer while watching television in his father's sitting room. Our correspondent gathered that the stray bullet which went through the door of the sitting room hit the boy, an SS2 student of Hill Top Secondary School Minna on the chest and shattered the television screen. It was also gathered that the tragedy... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Youth Group Launches Global Week of Action Against Gun Abuse in Nigeria
Leadership (Abuja)
30 May 2008
A coalition group under the auspices of Youth for Peace (YFP), said every year thousand of people die while millions are injured from gunshots which if not redressed, would undermine people's livelihood and security. To this end, the group disclosed that first week of June will be the global week of action against gun abuse, stressing that all stakeholders should participate so as to remind the government of their responsibility... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, West Africa
West African Civil Society Groups Praised for Role in Curbing Gun Violence
Afrique en Ligne / PANA
15 May 2008
LAGOS, Nigeria -- The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Wednesday praised civil society organisations for their role in the ongoing campaign to achieve the level of ratification required to make the regional Convention to check the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in West Africa operational. During his meeting in Nigeria's federal capital city Abuja with the President of the West African Action... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, Germany
German Gun Makers Profited from Decades of Armed Violence in Nigeria
Guardian (Lagos), Opinion
10 March 2008
On New Year's Day 2008, 18 people died in a shooting scene in the Nigerian city of Port Harcourt, amongst them civilians who were caught up in the crossfire. Just like in Kenya -- where massacres were raging at the same time -- there was a German weapon at the centre of the violence: according to Nigerian press reports, the police confiscated one Heckler & Koch (H&K) G3 assault rifle from the attackers. However, German media only reported... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Senior Army Officers on Trial for Stealing, Selling Military Weapons in Nigeria
Daily Sun (Lagos)
11 February 2008
ABUJA -- Five Senior Army officers and 10 other soldiers are to appear before a military court martial in Kaduna today for alleged involvement in illegal sale of arms and ammunition. The court martial set up by the Army high command to try some of its officers and soldiers involved in the illegal sale of arms and ammunition. The accused officers to appear before the court martial set up by the Army high command, include, Colonels... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigerian Army Officers Stole, Sold Thousands of Automatic Weapons
Vanguard (Lagos), Editorial
21 January 2008
LAGOS -- Court martial of 15 soldiers, among them three colonels, two lieutenant colonels, one major and nine non-commissioned officers may just reveal a tip of the ease with which arms get into unauthorised through official sources. It is a matter for a larger enquiry than the confines of a military trial. There are civil or non-military components of these matters that are often discarded as if we are still under military rule.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigerian Army, Police Officers Sold Assault Rifles, Machine Guns to Rebels
Financial Standard (Nigeria), Editorial
17 January 2008
The recent warning by President Umaru Yar'Adua's in Kontagora, Niger State at the end of a training exercise for soldiers that his administration will not tolerate widespread reports that arms and ammunition are missing in some army formations is an admonition that must be taken seriously. This is particularly apposite, following the revelation that some of the missing arms and ammunition from the Nigerian Army Central Ordinance Depot in... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigeria Vows to Punish Army Officers Who Sold Hundreds of Assault Rifles
Vanguard (Lagos)
17 January 2008
LAGOS -- The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Luka Yusuf, has vowed that none of the army officers found to be allegedly part of the syndicate that stole arms and ammunition from the Army Central Ordinance Depot in Kaduna, will go unpunished. Fifteen officers, including three Colonels, are currently facing trial at a court-martial in Kaduna over the disappearance of hundreds of AK-47 rifles, GPMGs and ammunition boxes from... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, West Africa
Governments, NGOs, UN Plan Roadmap for Gun Control in West Africa
This Day (Lagos), Opinion
15 January 2008
LAGOS -- The proliferation, misuse and illegal possession of small arms and light weapons (SALWs) is becoming a common culture in various societies. In the not-too-distant past, SALWs was alien to the African society apart from the crude and primitive ones used by hunters in the hinterland. Today, the incessant cases of political instability, deepening poverty, crimes of armed robberies, assassinations, militancy, oil bunkering,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigerian Army Officers Sold Hundreds of AK-47s, Machine Guns to Rebels
Vanguard (Lagos)
14 January 2008
Fifteen army officers, three of them Colonels, are currently facing a court martial in Kaduna over alleged disappearance of a large quantity of arms and ammunition from the armoury. Also facing trial are two Lieutenant-Colonels, a Major and nine Non-Commissioned Officers. Large sums of money are also alleged to have been found in the accounts of some of the accused persons. The weapons were allegedly removed from... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigerian Police Officers Charged With Supplying AK-47s to Criminal Gang
Vanguard (Lagos)
11 January 2008
LAGOS -- A Superintendent of Police, said to be an armourer in Jos, an Inspector and three other rank officers in the same department have been arrested by the Police for allegedly supplying police AK-47 rifles to a deadly gang of criminals. The SP who was picked up following confession by the robbers after some of them were nabbed was said to have reached agreement with the robbers that any time they went for an operation; the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Guns, Armed Violence, Insecurity in Nigeria: The Niger Delta in Perspective
Relief Web / Small Arms Survey (Geneva), Web Page
5 December 2007
This report is based on field research that was carried out by the Small Arms Survey and our Nigerian partners from September 2006 to April 2007. Consequently, the analysis presented here reflects the situation in Nigeria during this period. While the report does address some key events that took place after April 2007 -- the inauguration of the new president, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua; the initiation of peace talks in the Niger Delta; and the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, West Africa
Nigerian Official Blames West African Neighbours for Influx of Illegal Guns
Vanguard (Lagos)
30 October 2007
LAGOS -- The Commandant of Nigerian Merchant Navy Corps, Benson Allen Edema weekend raised alarm over the continued importation of illegal arms and ammunition into the country through the high seas from other neighboring countries, stating that it was not only responsible for the rising crime rate in Nigeria but capable of destabilizing our economy. Commander Edema who spoke to reporters Friday at his base in Race Course, Lagos... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigerian Police Accuse Man of Illegal Gun Making, Arming Criminals
Daily Champion (Lagos)
25 October 2007
GOMBE -- The Gombe State police command has uncovered an illegal arms manufacturing outfit in Katam village of Akko local government area of the state that is believed to be supplying firearms to armed robbers terrorizing the area. Briefing newsmen on Tuesday, the state commissioner of police, Mr. Joseph Ahmed Ibi, said following a tip off, operatives of the Criminal Investigation Bureau attached to the command went into the village... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigerian Man Buys Gun at Police Station: Same Police Arrest Him [Weird]
Vanguard (Lagos)
15 September 2007
MINNA -- Cosmos Onyigbo bought a gun from an acquaintance at a Police station and gets arrested less than five minutes later for unlawful possession of firearms. His arrest by the Police and subsequent charge for unlawful possession of firearms is still a mystery and unbelievable to him. In fact, the manner of his arrest looks to him like a "set up" even though he actually fell into the trap. Cosmos Onyigbo, from Anambra... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Governor Urges Nigeria to Curb Gun Running Into Niger Delta region
Daily Champion (Lagos)
29 August 2007
LAGOS -- Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State has urged the Federal Government to stem the influx of small arms into the Niger Delta region through improved security. He made the call yesterday during a retreat for Bayelsa State executive council, special advisers, and other top government officials at the Eko Tourist Beach Resort Lekki, Lagos State. Sylva stressed that proliferation of arms in the region has heightened... ( gunpolicy.org )
West Africa, Nigeria
West African Nations Meet Again to Talk Gun Trade Restrictions, Treaty
AfriCast
3 August 2007
ABUJA -- The second Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Small Arms Control Programme Steering Committee takes off in Abuja, Nigeria on August 6 to review progress on the process for ratification of the Convention on Small Arms in the Sub-region. The ECOWAS Small Arms Control Programme (ECOSAP) is a capacity building programme aimed at establishing a sustainable system for the control of small arms and light weapons... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigeria Laments Woman's Role in Gun Running, 'Exclusive Reserve of Men'
This Day (Lagos)
1 August 2007
YOLA -- An alleged female gun-runner, who specialises in arms and ammunition supply to men of the underworld, has been arrested by Adamawa State Police Command. She was intercepted with over 100 rounds of ammunitions and a gun, along Ganye-Tungo road. The middle-aged woman, Madam Rebecca, alleged to be a notorious dealer in arms and ammunitions, was arrested while trying to smuggle her consignment across the Taraba/Adamawa states... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, West Africa
Guns Killed 200 Nigerian Police in 2006: Gun Running a Regional Problem
Vanguard (Lagos)
27 July 2007
ABUJA -- The Inspector-General of Police (IG) Mike Okiro yesterday said that the major challenge facing peace and security in the West African Sub-region is the constant proliferation of small arms. Speaking in Abuja at a 2-day regional conference on the ratification of the Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, organized by the West African Action Network on Small Arms (WAANSA), sponsored by UNDP, the Inspector-General of... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, West Africa
West African NGOs Call for Govt Collaboration on Global Gun Trade Treaty
This Day (Lagos)
3 July 2007
LAGOS -- Various stakeholders have called on the Federal Government to set up a Small Arms Working Group (SAWG) to meet on ways to check proliferation in the country. The committee, when convened, is also to discus a cross-regional methodology for data collection; information sharing between members, network and the Government without endangering the lives of members of the Working Group and other interested parties. Above... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, West Africa
Guns Prolong Nigerian Conflicts, Govt Should Push Global Gun Trade Treaty
Vanguard (Lagos)
29 June 2007
The West African Action Network on Small Arms (WAANSA), has called on the Federal government to address the issues that have given rise to the increase in demand for small arms in Nigeria, noting that it has fueled and prolonged conflicts in the country. WAANSA, a members of the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA), the global movement against gun violence, is a network of 700 civil society organisations working in... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigerian Village Gun Maker Manufactured Pistols for Robbers and the Rich
This Day (Lagos)
4 June 2007
MINNA -- The police in Niger State, have discovered a local blacksmith who specialises in arms manufacturing at Pandogari Village, Rafi Local Government Council of the state and recovered 40 pistols during a raid. The local arms manufacturer, Ahmadu Magaji, was arrested during investigations into a case of armed robbery involving 16 suspects caught last week, one of which confessed to have bought a pistol from Magaji. The... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
West Africa Network Decries Proliferation of Guns in Nigeria
This Day (Lagos)
29 May 2007
LAGOS -- A Non-Governmental Organisation, Women in Peace-building Program (WIPNET) under the aegis of West Africa Network for Peace-building Nigeria (WANEP) has decried the problem of arms proliferation in Nigeria which has adverse impact on vulnerable groups such as women and children. Speaking at a conference in commemoration of International Women's Day for Peace and Disarmament and media presentation of a publication titled... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigerian Police Intercept Assault Rifles, Ammunition from Arms Dealers
Daily Champion (Lagos)
10 May 2007
Police in Delta State have intercepted large cache of ammunitions from arms dealers in Bayelsa State allegedly meant for the militants terrorizing multi-national oil companies in the Niger Delta region. Also, the command recovered various grades of dangerous assault rifles from some die-hard criminals which they used in their operation. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Hezekiah Dimka stated Tuesday while parading... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Son of Nigerian Paramount Ruler Arrested for Gun Running
Daily Trust (Abuja)
29 April 2007
The Directorate of State Security Services (SSS) has uncovered a huge firearms syndicate, whose tentacles are spread across several states of the federation, and has the scion of a first class chief in Plateau state as its ring leader. Operatives of the SSS confirmed to Sunday Trust in Abuja that Henry Pam, son of Victor Pam, Gbong Gwom Jos and Chairman of the Plateau state Traditional Council, was arrested on Saturday, the 9th... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigeria Urges Clampdown on Guns, Gun Violence as Elections Near
This Day (Lagos)
19 March 2007
Chairman of Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, has called on security agencies to check the proliferation of small arms in the country for the April elections to be free of violence. Ndoma-Egba who spoke at a one-day workshop organized by the Cross River State Police Command for stakeholders in the 2007 General Elections, noted that there were too many small arms in circulation in the country.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Niger, Nigeria, Chad
Chad, Niger, Nigeria Address Global Scourge of Gun Trafficking
IRIN (UN News) / Reuters
7 March 2007
ABIDJAN -- Five years after the end of rebel wars in Niger, the presence of small arms in that country and over the border In Nigeria and Chad, continues to threaten the welfare of millions of people. Freeing a former conflict zone of such weapons is the aim of a pilot project under way in southeastern Niger. However, to ensure long-term success, similar initiatives with a more regional focus may be needed. The destruction of 103... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigerian Police Procure 80,000 Guns, 32 Million Bullets for April Elections
Daily Champion (Lagos)
7 March 2007
LAGOS -- Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr. Sunday Ehindero yesterday announced plans by the force to procure thousands of firearms and ammunitions for the April general elections. Specifically, he disclosed that arrangements have been concluded by the police leadership to acquire 40,000 (forty thousand) pieces of AK-47 riffles with 20,000,000 (twenty million) rounds of 7.65x 39mm ammunition; 10,000 pieces of Pistol Beretta with... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigerian Police Find Seven Trailer Loads of Illegally Imported Guns in Lagos
This Day (Lagos), Editorial
14 February 2007
If there is one more reason why Nigerians should be apprehensive of the forthcoming elections, the report from the Inspector General of Police, Mr Sunday Ehindero that the police recovered seven trailer loads of illegally imported arms in Lagos, is it. True, the police have been recovering illegal arms in the past. With local manufacturers of gun, here and there, plus the ones that come from warring neighbouring countries, the volume... ( gunpolicy.org )
Liberia, Nigeria
Liberian Police Re-arms Its Officers With Guns Donated by Nigeria
Analyst (Monrovia)
4 December 2006
MONROVIA -- After receiving a consignment of fire arms from the Nigerian government, the Liberia National Police (LNP) has finally re-armed its officers. The handover, which took place last Friday at the Police Headquarters on Capital Hill, brought together several international partners including the head of UNMIL, Ambassador Alan Doss, and US Ambassador to Liberia, Donald Booth Others included UN Police Commissioner Mohammed... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigeria Buys 80,000 Guns, 32 million Rounds of Ammo for Election Time
African News Dimension
8 November 2006
As a pre-emptive step, the Nigerian government as ordered 40,000 pieces of Ak-47 rifles and 20 million rounds of 7.62 x 39mm ammunition for the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) ahead of the country's 2007 elections. The government anticipates an upsurge of criminal and violent activities prior to the polls. Minister of Police Affairs, Alawoei Broderick Bozimo said, in Abuja, that "plans have been concluded to procure the following; 40,000... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, West Africa
Nigerian NGO Mobilizes National Assembly on ECOWAS Gun Control
Vanguard (Lagos)
3 November 2006
Nigeria Action Network on Small Arms (NANSA) in collaboration with Oxfam GB recently organised a round table discussion on the need for Nigeria Government to ratify the ECOWAS Convention on small arms and light weapons, and also to champion Africa's support for an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) at the United Nations. The programme which was a product of the efforts by individuals, government and non-governmental organisations across the world,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigerian Gun Maker Ready to Mass Produce Pirated Version of AK-47 Rifle
Xinhua
2 October 2006
Nigeria is set for mass-production of Nigerian version of AK-47 rifles, Director General of the Defense Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) Brig.-Gen. N.C. Maduegbunam said on Sunday. Speaking at the ceremony to present Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo a Nigerian-type AK-47 in Kano, a leading industrial city in north Nigeria, Maduegbunam said the rifle project was conceived by the corporation some years ago. "The... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, United Nations
Nigerian President Protests Global Gun Trade at United Nations Meeting
Tide (Abuja)
29 September 2006
When the world came together last week, the major issue of concern was the protraction of small arms proliferation around the world, and how this has aggravated conflicts in places such as Darfur and the Niger Delta regions. President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria particularly called on the United Nations to take more drastic action against this evil menace. This scenario also played itself out when European Union diplomats met in... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, United Nations
Nigeria's President Laments Lack of UN Action on Global Gun Trade
This Day (Lagos)
26 September 2006
ABUJA -- President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for greater global action to curb the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in West Africa and other parts of the world, just as he observed that the illicit supply of small arms and light weapons to "non-state actors" was a major causative factor for political instability and insecurity in West Africa. In an address delivered on his behalf to the 61st Session of the United... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, West Africa
Nigeria Should Lead African States, Push for UN Global Gun Trade Treaty
This Day (Lagos)
19 September 2006
LAGOS -- As the world marks the Global Day of Action on Control Arms, the Nigerian government has been called up take the initiative and lead African States to press for positive steps in the negotiation of an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). "The Nigerian government should declare itself a supporter, and then become a co-sponsor of the resolution at the UN", said Mr. Dickson Orji, national coordinator of Nigeria Action Network on Small... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, West Africa
Gun Runners Kill 1000 West Africans Each Day, Says Nigerian Minister
This Day (Lagos)
11 August 2006
ABUJA -- The Federal Government yesterday said no fewer than 1000 people are killed daily by illegal Small Arm and Light Weapons (SALWs) bearers in the West African sub-region. Mrs Salman Mann, Head, Department of Collective Defence and Security, Ministry of Cooperation and Integration in Africa, said this at a media presentation of activities of the ministry in Abuja. Mann said over 10 million SALWs are in circulation... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, West Africa
Nigeria Leads in Global Fight Against Illegal Gun Trade
This Day (Lagos)
9 July 2006
LAGOS -- As the United Nations review conference on small arms ends, Nigeria showed itself to be a leader in the global fight against the illegal trade in small arms and light weapons. Recently, Nigeria gave its strongest support yet to an Arms Trade Treaty to regulate the illegal import and export of the small arms and light weapons that have wreaked mayhem on Africa's largest country for over a decade. In a declaration... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Seven Killed as Nigerian Soldier Goes on Shooting Rampage
Daily Trust (Abuja)
3 July 2006
ABUJA -- The military is yet to identify the soldier who went on a killing spree in Toro area of Bauchi state weekend. The soldier shot his superior officer and four villagers in Magama Gumau and escaped from the scene by abducting a woman at gunpoint and stealing her car, traumatized villagers say. The killings happened moments after a truck crashed into the village market killing two people, including a pregnant woman. Villagers... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigerian President Urges Intelligence Agency to Curb Illicit Gun Trade
Vanguard (Lagos)
30 June 2006
ABUJA -- President Olusegun Obasanjo, Thursday challenged the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) to redouble its commitment on intelligence service by combating small arms proliferation as well as checking the activities of Militia groups. He also tasked the Agency to assist his administration in checking the pervasive corruption in the country as well as economic and financial crimes and religious extremism which he said are exerting... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, West Africa
At Least 8 Million Illicit Guns Loose in West Africa, Says Study
Somali Net
28 June 2006
West Africa was identified as one of the regions on the African continent with so many fire arms. The illegal possessors of these fire arms are mostly the rebel groups in West Africa and other criminals. This was revealed at a United Nations conference in Nigeria's town of Lagos. "There are at least eight million small arms in West Africa ... with more than half in the hands of insurgents and criminals. Criminal elements in Ghana... ( gunpolicy.org )
West Africa, Nigeria
West African ECOWAS Convention Cracks Down on Flow of Guns
Reuters
15 June 2006
ABUJA -- West African heads of state adopted tough new rules on Wednesday to stop the proliferation of small arms that have fuelled devastating conflicts in several countries in the region. A convention drawn up by the regional bloc ECOWAS allows it to impose sanctions if member states fail to comply with restrictions on manufacturing and importing light weapons. "The threats and challenges posed by proliferation of small... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, West Africa
Nigerian Women Meet on Arms Proliferation, West African Gun Running
This Day (Lagos)
13 June 2006
LAGOS -- Women groups under the aegis of Women in Peace-building program (WIPNET) of the West Africa Network for Peace-building (WANEP) have called on the Federal Government to enact a law making un-approved arms importation into Nigeria a criminal offence; and to enact a bill to monitor accountability in arms transaction in government security agencies. Above call was made at a forum marking the International Women's Day for Peace... ( gunpolicy.org )
West Africa, Nigeria, Mali
West African States Launch Small Arms Control Program
People's Daily (China) / Xinhua
7 June 2006
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is to launch its small arms control program in Bamako, the capital of Mali, on Tuesday. According to a statement issued by the ECOWAS headquarters in the Nigerian capital Abuja, the program is "targeted at reinforcing efforts to reduce the proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in West Africa." The program is a five-year transitional capacity-building... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, West Africa
West African Countries Move to Approve ECOWAS Small Arms Convention
AfriCast / AngolaPress
2 June 2006
ABUJA -- Experts of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have begun the process of approving a regional draft convention to control the proliferation of small arms in the region, said a statement issued here on Wednesday. The statement issued by the ECOWAS headquarters in Nigerian capital Abuja said the process is being finalized at a meeting, which kicked off in Bamako, Mali on Tuesday. The statement... ( gunpolicy.org )
West Africa, Nigeria, Mali
West African Countries Move to Approve Arms Convention
People's Daily (China) / Xinhua
1 June 2006
Experts of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have begun the process of approving a regional draft convention to control the proliferation of small arms in the region, said a statement issued here on Wednesday. The statement issued by the ECOWAS headquarters in Nigerian capital Abuja said the process is being finalized at a meeting, which kicked off in Bamako, Mali on Tuesday. The statement said the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigerian Security Forces Lament Growing Rate of Illegal Gun Use
This Day (Lagos)
28 May 2006
LAGOS -- The State Security Service (SSS) has raised alarm, flaying the high rate of illicit arms proliferation in the country. Making the fears of the service known in Lagos, the Commandant of the State Service Academy, Mr. Felix.O. Ikumupayi, said the high rate of illegal procurement and use of weapons was giving cause for serious concern to security and law enforcement agencies, particularly the SSS. Ikumupayi, who made... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigerian Police Nab Local Arms Manufacturer
This Day (Lagos)
15 May 2006
Enugu State Police Command has arrested a man suspected to be manufacturing pistols and double-barreled guns, which he supplied to armed robbers. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mike Abattam, told newsmen at the weekend that Cyprian Okeke, 57, was arrested by the police at his home in Udi on April 10, following the confessions of the leader of a two-man robbery gang. Okeke and the two suspected robbers, Obinna Eze,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, West Africa
Nigeria and the Challenge to Control Arms in West Africa
Daily Independent (Abuja)
28 March 2006
The proliferation of small arms in African sub-region is giving Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and respected world leaders a serious concern. But they believe that Nigeria has the capacity to lead a campaign against it. Recently, some NGOs from within and outside the country gathered in Abuja to brainstorm on the best ways possible to stem the proliferation of small arms. At the ceremony organised to mark the 100 days countdown... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Tutu, Arias et al Ask Nigeria to Promote UN Treaty to Curb Gun Trafficking
This Day (Lagos)
22 March 2006
Nobel Peace Laureates, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Dr Oscar Arias, Jody Williams and the Albert Schweitzer Institute, have called on the Federal Government to champion global control on the small arms trade. The call came on the heels of the United Nations' (UN) review conference on small arms coming up in New York later in the year, and was contained in an open letter made available to THISDAY. Other signatories to the letter... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigeria Urged to Champion Global Campaign Against Gun Trafficking
Daily Independent (Ikeja)
21 March 2006
The Federal Government has been called upon to champion efforts directed at achieving an international treaty on small arms trade. The call was made by the Nigeria Action Network on Small Arms (NANSA), Oxfam GB, Amnesty International (AI) and the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) at a press conference on Monday to mark the 100-day countdown to the United Nation (UN's) review conference on International Arms Trade... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, West Africa
ECOWAS, EU and US Endorse African Convention on Small Arms Control
African News Dimension (Johannesburg) / ANGOP
15 March 2006
West Africa's economic bloc ECOWAS said Monday independent experts from Africa, Europe and the United States had endorsed a draft convention for the sub-region to check the menace of small arms and light weapons after a two-day meeting in Nigeria. The draft convention will replace the eight-year-old regional Moratorium on the Importation, Exportation and Manufacture of Small Arms and Light Weapons, which was signed by regional leaders... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, West Africa
Experts Endorse Draft West African Convention on Small Arms
Daily Independent (Lagos)
15 March 2006
Experts from Africa, Europe and the U.S. have endorsed an ECOWAS draft convention on small arms and light weapons after a two-day meeting in Abuja. A communiqué from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday said the draft replaced the eight-year old regional moratorium on the importation, exportation and manufacturing of small arms and light weapons signed in October 1998. It... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, West Africa
Experts in Nigeria to Consider Draft Small Arms Convention for West Africa
Xinhua
9 March 2006
LAGOS -- Fifty experts are meeting on Thursday in Nigeria to discuss a draft convention on small arms and light weapons for the troubled west African region, according to a statement issued by the sub-regional bloc ECOWAS. The two-day meeting, which is being attended by experts from 15 member states, Europe and the United States, will consider the 20- page draft convention prepared by two consultants recruited last year by the Economic... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Police Recover 225 Firearms in Nigerian State
This Day (Lagos)
23 January 2006
LAGOS -- The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria police has recovered over 225 arms and ammunition from hoodlums terrorizing the people of the state. The command's image maker, Mr. Gideon Markus (DSP) who disclosed this at the monthly meeting of Police Industrial Relations Committee (PIRC) in Ilorin, said those items was recovered from two persons. He opined that one of the suspects were arrested with a container loaded... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Arms, Ammunition 'Rampant' in Nigeria, says Catholic Archbishop
Nigerian Tribune
2 January 2006
The Catholic Archbishop of Ibadan, Most Reverend Felix Alaba Job, has said that Nigerians are sitting on a keg of gunpowder which could soon explode, stressing that arms and ammunition are now rampant in the country. The Catholic prelate, who urged politicians to give peace a chance in the country, also condemned the allocation of security votes to the office of some principal political officers, stressing that such money was used... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Police Raise Alarm over Illegal Arms in Circulation
This Day (Lagos)
23 November 2005
ABUJA -- Inspector General of Police, Mr. Sunday Ehindero, has raised an alarm over the circulation of small arms in the country, saying it was a potential threat to security. Ehindero raised the alarm yesterday while parading a suspect, Esah Simon, who was arrested in Makurdi, Benue State, with 20 locally made revolver pistols. "We are worried. There are so many small arms in circulation. On weekly basis, we recover these... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigerian Police Worry About Firearm Proliferation, Delta Gun Running
Tide (Nigeria)
4 November 2005
The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Mr Udom Ekpoudom, says the greatest problem confronting his command was how to control illegal fire arms possession by the people. Ekpoudom made the remark on Tuesday in Asaba during a "Television Guest" programme of the Delta Broadcasting Service. He said that the quantum of arms illegally circulating in the state was much and therefore worrisome, Ekpoudom said that the situation... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Large Quantity of Bullets Stolen from Nigerian Army Armoury
Xinhua
17 October 2005
LAGOS -- A large quantity of bullets for AK-47 and FN rifles have been stolen from a Nigerian army armory in the country's commercial city Lagos, Nigeria's private Daily Sun newspaper reported Monday. But army spokesman Alade Dabiri denied the story, telling Xinhua that "it's not true." The newspaper however quoted "a key military source" as saying that the ammunition, including 7.6mm and 9mm, which can be fired from AK-47... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
We Bought Ammunition from Police, Robbery Suspects Allege
Daily Independent (Ikeja)
28 September 2005
BAUCHI -- A suspected armed robber and an arms dealer have confessed before the Bauchi State Commissioner of Police that they used to procure ammunition from the police while rifles were snatched from them. Mallam Musa Mohammed and Shedrack Agbo were arrested along Nassarawa -- Makurdi axis for armed robbery related offence as well as for dealing in firearms. They equally confessed they killed seven soldiers and stole their... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigeria Destroys 6,348 Illegal Firearms in 18 Months
Radio Nigeria Channel 1 (Lagos), Transcript
13 September 2005
6,348 illegal fire arms have so far been recovered and destroyed by the national committee on the destruction of illegal fire arms since its inception in March last year. Defense correspondent Madu Emezie reports that the minister of defense, Alhaji Rabiu Musa Kwakwanso, announced this while supervising the destruction of another set of recovered weapons in Abuja. (Begin recording) (Emezie) The exercise is meant to check... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
How We Sell Arms, Ammunition to Robbers: Police
Vanguard (Lagos)
24 August 2005
ABUJA -- Nine Police officers alleged to specialise in supplying arms and ammunition to robbers with which they terrorise innocent Nigerians, were yesterday paraded by the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Sunday Ehindero, with one of them, Constable Musa Waziri, saying that Police Armourers sell a packet of ammunition of 20 rounds of live ammunition to robbers for between N300 and N500 each. The disclosure came just as Mr.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Cop Kills Colleague Over Beer in Lagos
Angola Press (Luanda)
11 August 2005
LAGOS -- A Nigerian policeman attached to Elere police station in Agege, on the outskirts of the commercial city Lagos, has reportedly shot dead a colleague following disagreement over beer, the local press reported Wednesday. The incident happened Tuesday after Corporal Akinniyi Adeoye and Constable Adesola Sunday retired to a drinking joint behind their station for an after-work drink. But the two, who were described... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
80-Year-Old Arms Dealer Arrested
This Day (Lagos)
8 August 2005
LOKOJA -- An 80-year-old arms and ammunitions, manufacturer, Mallam Adamu Yakubu, along with 12 armed robbers were paraded by Kogi State Police Command yesterday. Parading the suspects the acting Commissioner in-charge of the state, Alhaji Abdullahi Magaji, said the suspects were arrested from their villages Adavi and Obeira in Okene Local government area of the state where they all engaged in the ugly act. Magaji affirmed... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigeria Destroys 8,000 Illegal Arms, Ammunition
Xinhua / chinaview.cn
6 April 2005
LAGOS -- The Nigerian government has destroyed 2,738 small arms and 5,368 ammunition this week in Port Harcourt, the heartland of the OPEC country's troubled Niger Delta region. The excise on Tuesday, part of the efforts since last November to rid the oil-rich delta of illegal arms, brought the number of small arms destroyed to 4,678 and the number of ammunition to 8,256. According to local newspaper Vanguard on Wednesday,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Warlord's 1,000 Rifles to be Destroyed Today
PM News (Nigeria)
15 November 2004
Over 1,000 guns including AK-47 and other assorted dangerous rifles surrendered by Asari Dokubo, Ateke Tom and other warlords in the Niger Delta, were destroyed at noon today at the 2 Amphibious Brigade Barracks, Port Harcourt. According to Mr. Magnus Abe, the Information Commissioner who confirmed this to P.M.News this morning, it is the last stage of the disarmament exercise by the Special Committee on Disarmament headed by Dr.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Delta Militia Demands More Cash to Surrender Guns
This Day (Lagos)
14 November 2004
Leader of Niger Delta Volunteer Force (NDVF), Alhaji Dokubo Asari, said the group has stopped surrendering their arms to the Federal Government, in violation of the peace accord reached, as a result of some unpalatable rumour emanating from the gesture. Speaking at the commissioning of Niger Delta Hall of Fame, to mark the hanging of Ken Saro-Wiwa, Dokubo said they were supposed to surrender arms in their possession to the Federal... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Delta Militia Surrenders Assault Weapons for Cash
IRIN (UN) News
29 October 2004
Dokubo-Asari says his militia force has over 3,000 guns in its arsenal LAGOS -- An ethnic militia group which threatened to kill foreign oil workers in southeastern Nigeria last month has started handing in its weapons under a guns-for-cash peace deal agreed with the government. Moujahid Dokubo-Asari told IRIN on Friday that his Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force (NDPVF) had surrendered a total of 196 assault rifles and... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Troops Begin Forcible Disarming in Plateau
Reuters
29 August 2004
JOS -- Nigeria has begun forcible disarmament in violence-torn central Plateau state where ethnic clashes have killed hundreds and prompted President Olusegun Obasanjo to assume emergency powers, a state spokesman said on Sunday. Operation "Cordon and Search" was launched several days ago after a cash for arms voluntary disarmament programme yielded only 200 weapons in the three months since the state of emergency was declared.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Police Rent Guns to Criminals, Says President
BBC News
11 August 2004
President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria has accused the country's police force of renting firearms to criminals. "What do we do with law enforcement agents where a policeman will hire out his gun to armed robbers?" he said. The president also berated the country's custom officials at a security summit on Tuesday. Police Affairs Minister Broderick Bazimo said that while the odd policeman might supply guns, this was... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Remembering Tragedies in Liberia and Sierra-Leone
Vanguard (Lagos)
23 July 2004
Last Wednesday night at Hilton Hotel Abuja, the horror of the Rwandan Massacre and the tragedy that befell Sierra-Leone and Liberia seized Nigerians who made up the audience at a remembrance organised by the Open Society Justice Initiatives. For many Nigerians with civil war experience that ended in 1970, time has deadened the pain. Although the civil war was Nigeria's tragedy, most adults in the hall were either not born or were... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Vigilante Leaders Turn in Their Guns
This Day (Lagos)
16 July 2004
PORT HARCOURT -- Dreaded leader of Niger Delta Vigilante Group, Mr. Ateke Tom, yesterday voluntarily surendered his armoury to the Rivers State Government in compliance with the directives of government that all those in possession of illegal firearms should surrender them and in turn be granted amnesty. The armoury surendered to the Chairman of Okrika Local government Council, Mr. Idiba Walter comprises 37 guns, 20 dynamites, 188... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Updates to Firearms Act Needed to Mop Up Illegal Guns
Vanguard (Lagos), Opinion
7 July 2004
The nation's Chief Security Officer, President Olusegun Obasanjo recently set up a special Action Committee on the Control of Violent Crimes and Illegal Weapons in the country. Its assignment is clear-cut: to design a road map or an effective mechanism for the government to control violent crimes in the system and mop up illegal weapons that constitute security risk to the nation. Minister of Justice, Akinlolu Olujimi (SAN), said... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Police Discover Arms Depot in Abia
Vanguard (Lagos)
2 June 2004
UKWA, Abia -- The police in Abia State have discovered an illegal firearms factory at Isi-Ohizor in Ukwa West Local Government Area following a tip-off by the town's vigilante group. The person behind the arms factory, one Augustine Ejiasa Nwogu, who is already being detained by the police, has confessed to the police that he used to supply guns made from the factory to some hoodlums who often terrorise motorists along the Aba-Port Harcourt... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Eradicate Illegal Firearms
Daily Champion (Lagos), Opinion
27 May 2004
LAGOS -- Worried by general alarm over the state of insecurity across the country, arising from the spate of killings in the recent time, the police authorities under the dynamic leadership of the Inspector General of Police, Tafa Balogun, recently inaugurated a task force on the recovery of illegal arms and ammunitions in circulation in the country. This move is highly commendable in view of the fact that the law-abiding citizens... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, South Africa
Peace Plan: Cash for Guns
News24 (South Africa)
22 May 2004
JOS, Nigeria -- The new administration in Nigeria's strife-torn central Plateau State has offered hefty cash rewards in exchange for surrendered arms and ammunition as part of initiative to secure peace following a Christian militia attack in which over 200 Muslims were killed. An official statement late on Friday here urged all individuals and groups in possession of firearms to surrender them at designated centres in exchange... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
'Politicians and Criminals Don't Register Weapons'
InterPress Service
23 April 2004
LAGOS, Nigeria -- Nigeria's police are cracking down on illegal firearms that, they say, are threatening Africa's most populous country. Tafa Balogun, Nigeria's police chief, issued an order to crackdown on the illicit firearms three weeks ago. Since then, large numbers of weapons have been retrieved and 105 suspects arrested. Balogun has ordered the gun owners to submit their weapons voluntarily to the police or risk being... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom, Nigeria
Hub of Mercenary Gunrunning
Sunday Mirror (UK)
14 March 2004
AS the saga surrounding the capture of 67 terrorists at the Harare International Airport on Sunday evening dramatically unravels, a UK-based research institute has established that the British government is abetting the trafficking of small arms into conflict zones in Africa. The institute, Africa Strategy, says about 142 mercenary companies based in Britain -- including Sandline International, which succeeded the notorious Executive... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Army Chief Petitioned Over Abuse of Firearms
This Day (Lagos)
5 March 2004
Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Martin Luther Agwai, has been petitioned by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) over alleged continued abuse of firearms by soldiers deployed to maintain peace on the streets of Effurun and Warri, Delta State. In the petition addressed to the Army Chief, the Nigerian Bar Association, Warri branch recalled that there have been several incidents of death and near death of civilians that indicate that peace... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigerian Government Should Review Gun Laws
This Day (Lagos), Opinion
4 March 2004
Sometime in May 2002, the Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence invited some Nigerians including my humble self to examine strategies for viable legislation on National Security. Several topics were assigned to those invited. The topic assigned to me was: "The Difficulties and Deficiencies of Our National Security Control Measures for National Stability". Some of the distinguished Nigerians who delivered papers at the conference... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Cops Kill Thousands
Agence France Presse
2 March 2004
ABUJA, Nigeria -- Nigeria's notoriously aggressive police have killed 7 198 suspected armed robbers since the start of the year 2000, the force announced on Thursday at a news conference. Already, in the first two months of this year, 422 robbers have been "killed in combat", according to a dossier of statistics given to journalists by the west African giant's police chief Inspector General Tafa Balogun. Since the turn... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Group Blames Politicians for Proliferation of Firearms
This Day (Lagos)
27 September 2003
CALABAR, Nigeria -- A civil society group known as the Niger Delta Civil Society Coalition (NDCSC) has blamed the political class for the proliferation of firearms in the country which has increased the rate of violence and armed robbery in the society. Disclosing this during a courtesy call on the Cross River State Commissioner of Police, Mr Eugene Njepu, the spokesperson of the group, Ledum Mitee, said time was up for the authorities... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Group Plans to Mark UN Arms Destruction Day in Nigeria
This Day (Lagos)
9 July 2003
Following the proliferation of small arms with its attendant escalation of conflicts and tension in the country, the Nigeria National Committee on Ecowas Small Arms (NATCOM), has initiated moves to amend the 1959 Firearms Act to stem the trend. A delegation of NATCOM, on a courtesy visit to the Abuja office of THISDAY, yesterday as part of activities marking the United Nations Arms Destruction Day in Nigeria tomorrow, said the law... ( gunpolicy.org )
Africa, Nigeria
Amnesty Decries G8's Arms Sale to Nigeria, Others
This Day (Lagos)
20 May 2003
LAGOS -- Human rights body, Amnesty International (AI), has criticised the G-8 countries including the United States of America, the Russian Federation, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Canada, for selling arms to Nigeria and other developing countries, involved in human rights abuses. Amnesty said the arms purchased by these developing countries are used by their governments against their people. In a statement,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Guns for All?
Daily Champion (Lagos)
18 February 2003
LAGOS -- Mr. Ikwunze Arukwe is a trader who deals in imported clothes and fabrics. He resides in Lagos but on several occasions, he has had cause to ferry some of his goods to, mostly, the eastern part of the country. Like many other Nigerians, the harsh economic climate has impacted negatively on his business and as such, he has had to go the extra mile to break even in his business dealings. For him, buying and selling... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Worrying Problem of Small Arms Proliferation
This Day (Lagos)
18 February 2003
LAGOS -- Nigeria records 30 violent clashes in 3 years At the last count, more than 30 communal clashes, bordering on religious ethnic conflicts have been recorded throughout the country between 1999 and 2002 with each claiming hundreds of lives and properties, running into several millions of naira. Similarly, many people, including women and children had been displaced in the process, resulting in untold hardship and suffering... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Customs Intercepts N666 Million Worth of Fire Arms in 11 Months
Vanguard (Lagos)
9 December 2002
About 122,494 rounds of live cartridges and 20 fire arms valued at over N666 million (US$ 5 million, ed.) were intercepted and confiscated from smugglers by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in the first eleven months of the year 2002. This according to the Customs represents a significant increase when compared with 110,283 rounds of live cartridges and 9 fire arms valued at N180 million intercepted between Jan and December 2001. The comptroller... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Lagos Police Bars Constables from Bearing Arms
IRIN (UN) News
6 December 2002
LAGOS -- The police authorities in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, have barred constables and officers less than five years in the force from bearing arms to reduce the rate of "accidental" shootings of civilians, a senior official said on Thursday. Emmanuel Ighodalo, the spokesman of the Lagos State police command said the action was in response to incidents in which six civilians were killed in the past one week due to careless... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
'FG to Mop-up Illegal Arms Before 2003 Polls'
This Day (Lagos)
28 November 2002
ABUJA, Nigeria -- Against the backdrop of the incessant political, ethnic and religious killings in the country, the Federal Government has vowed to ensure that all illegal small and light arms in circulation is mopped up before next year's general elections. Minister of State for Defence (Army), Alhaji Lawal Batagarawa, made this disclosure in Abuja at the national workshop on the 'Methods and Techniques of Arms Control Through... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Senator Wants Use of Firearms Legalised
This Day (Lagos)
28 September 2002
LAGOS, Nigeria -- A member of the Senate Committee on Police Affairs, Sen. Lekan Balogun yesterday in Abuja called for the lawful possession of firearms by all Nigerians for self protection. Balogun told that News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the lawful possession of firearms was the only panacea toward curtailing the political killings in the country. He said: "If I'm armed, you would not come to my house and harass me... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Police Wrath Awaits Illegal Possessors of Firearms - CP
Daily Trust (Nigeria)
14 August 2002
SOKOTO, Nigeria -- The Sokoto State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Daniel Nakobo has warned that the police will deal ruthlessly with any one possessing firearm without licence in the state. This was disclosed by the commissioner recently in a Rima Radio weekly programme in the state, he said, the federal government has suspected the issuance of firearms to private individual in the country. Mr. Nakobo remarks that the suspension... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Traditional Ruler Calls for Arms Legalisation
This Day (Lagos)
12 August 2002
LOKOJA -- The Elejiba of Ejiba in Yagba West Local Government, Kogi State, Oba Samuel Olamogi, has advocated the legalisation of firearms to individuals as a means of self-protection in view of the increasing rate of armed robbery in the country. Olamogi, while speaking at an interactive session at the instance of the Kogi State Police Commissioner, Mr Udo Udo Ubam in his office, pointed out that the call has become necessary in... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Illegal Firearms Flood Jos - LGC Boss
Daily Trust (Nigeria)
24 June 2002
As a fall-out of the September 7, 2001 riot, a lot of people in Jos are now in possession of illegal firearms, the Jos North Local Council Transition Committee Chairman, Dr. Danladi Atu, has alerted the nation. Testifying before the Okwuchukwu Opene Judicial Commission of Inquiry on the inter-ethnic conflicts sitting in Abuja, Dr. Atu advised the commission to quickly step in and disarm the people of the illegal firearms before... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Lawmaker in Firearms Palava
Daily Trust (Nigeria)
12 June 2002
Chief whip of the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. Benjamin Olajina, arrested last Sunday with firearms in Enugu, Enugu State, is to appear in court Thursday this week. The police image-maker, Mr. Haz Iwendi, a Deputy Commissioner of Police also said that the lawmaker was not covered by any immunity. "Even if he has one, that would not protect him under this circumstance," he stressed. Iwendi who was speaking to newsmen... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Drunken Cop Shoots 3 Another Shoots Colleague
PM News (Lagos)
4 June 2002
Tragedy struck at the weekend in Lagos, when two trigger-happy mobile policemen engaged in a shooting spree, injuring four people, including a policeman in the process. The first incident occurred when a mobile police corporal, identified as Audu Basse of Mopol 23 Unit, Keffi, Ikoyi shot three people in a restaurant. P.M.News gathered that the ugly incident occurred along Osborne Road, where the coporal was detailed to monitor a... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Dead on His Wedding Day
Newswatch (Nigeria)
2 June 2002
A policeman hired to keep peace at a traditional wedding shoots groom dead; bride is also badly injured The traditional wedding of Francis Chukwugozie Okonkwo (a.k.a. Okaka), an Onitsha-based trader to Jacinta Nwagwu, a student of Enugu State University of Science and Technology got under way at Agu-Nkwu Nri village in Anambra State amidst pomp and festivity, April 26. Mid-way into the event, one of the mobile policemen hired by... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Revisit the 1958 Firearms Act and Regulations
Daily Trust (Nigeria), Opinion
23 May 2002
It is a well-known fact that arms and ammunition of various sophistications are being smuggled into the country on a daily basis. Some of the gun runners appre-hended admitted that it is a very lucrative enterprise, it then goes without saying that the vast majority of the "imported" arms fall into wrong hands. Just the month of Decem-ber, 2001. A Philanthropist in Ibadan was shot dead by assa-ssins. He was killed around 9.05 pm... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Police Smashes Illegal Firearms Syndicate
This Day (Lagos)
24 March 2002
Plateau State Police Command has smashed an illegal firearms syndicate which specialised in hawking firearms and forging firearm licenses. State commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Fagbemi told newsmen in Jos that the arrest followed a tip off which yielded the arrest of one Wilfred Ilo who came to Jos from Onitsha and one Anieleche Akpan an ex-police sergeant who confessed being responsible for forging firearms licences. According... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Revisit the 1958 Firearms Act, Regulations
Daily Trust (Nigeria), Opinion
24 March 2002
It is a well-known fact that arms and ammunition of various sophistications are being smuggled into the country on a daily basis. Some of the gun runners appre-hended admitted that it is a very lucrative enterprise, it then goes without saying that the vast majority of the imported arms fall into wrong hands. Just the month of Decem-ber, 2001. A Philanthropist in Ibadan was shot dead by assa-ssins. He was killed around 9.05 pm on... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Sport Shooting Not Dangerous - LSSA Scribe
P.M. News (Lagos)
19 March 2002
LAGOS -- The Lagos State shooting Association (LSSA) is leading a campaign aimed at promoting amateur sport shooting by preaching to all and sundry that the game, contrary to widespread belief, is not dangerous. Secretary-General of LSSA, Kunle Akintimehin, who stated that often times sport shooting is misconceived to be a dangerous sport, disclosed that the game is meant for athletes of high integrity. Akintimehin intoned... ( gunpolicy.org )
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