Nigeria
Armed Groups Fight with Home Made Guns, AK-47s in Nigeria Gang War
Daily Independent (Lagos)
2 March 2010
ENUGU/ABAKALIKI, Nigeria -- Residents are now counting their losses after the ceasefire that followed Ezza/Ezzilo communal clash in Ebonyi State, while security forces have started recovering arms. Though, the number of casualties and quantum of material losses are still not clear, the police command admits that much had been lost. The hostilities ceased shortly after Governor Martin Elechi in the company of the Police... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Highway Robbery Gang Arrested with 16 Rifles, AK-47s in Nigeria
Vanguard (Lagos)
1 March 2010
ASABA, Nigeria -- Men of the Delta state police command have arrested a five-man gang along Patani/Ughelli road with dynamites and AK-47 rifles. State police command's spokesman, Mr. Charles Muka who confirmed the incident said that policemen on patrol duty successfully dislodged the gang before they could strike. According to him, "police command has recovered 16 assorted rifles seized from five members of the gang terrorizing... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigerian Bird Hunter Says He Shot, Killed 15yr-old Boy by Accident
Daily Independent (Lagos)
1 March 2010
LAGOS -- Kamilu Kamoru, a peasant farmer, had set out to harvest tubers of yam for his family on Saturday, February 6, 2010. Armed with a Dane gun and a cutlass, he rode on his Suzuki motorcycle and had hardly settled down in his farmland situated at Afowowa, Isale Oyo, Oyo Town, Oyo State, when he sighted scores of guinea fowls feeding on his maize crops. "Immediately, I sighted the birds, I was happy, hoping that I would... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Police Stop Car, Seize 16 Locally Made Guns, Arrest Driver in Nigeria
Leadership (Abuja)
20 February 2010
LAFIA, Nigeria -- The Nasarawa State Police command on Thursday intercepted, 16 local made rifles along Akwanga/Jos road en route from Cross River State to Jos, the Plateau State capital. Briefing newsmen in Lafia, the state police commissioner, CP Ephraim Amakulor, said that the rifles were stuffed in the door and boot mat in a Toyota Saloon car intercepted along Akwanga roundabout during the police stop and search operation. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Armed Herdsmen Storm Nigerian Village, Shoot, Kill 32
IRIN (UN News)
22 December 2009
KANO, Nigeria -- A tense calm has been restored following clashes between pastoralists and farmers in central Nigeria's Nasarawa State which left 32 people dead, scores of houses burned, and several farms destroyed, officials told IRIN. Violence erupted on 18 December when pastoralists attacked the farming village of Udeni Gida - two weeks after a clash with farmers on 6 December when herdsman led their cattle into rice fields resulting... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria,Ukraine,West Africa
Nigeria, Ukraine to Cooperate in Tackling Gun Running in West Africa
African Press Agency
17 November 2009
LAGOS -- Nigerian President Umaru Yar'adua said on Tuesday that Nigeria and the Republic of Ukraine would cooperate to stem the tide in illegal trading in small arms across West African countries. Receiving a letter of credence from the new Ukrainian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Valerii Vasyliev in Abuja on Tuesday, Yar'adua expressed the hope that"Ukraine will help us to bring the illegal trade under control". Yar'adua noted... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigeria May Lift 1980s Police Ban, Allow Gunshot Wounds to Be Treated
Associated Press
15 October 2009
ABUJA, Nigeria -- A Nigerian lawmaker says parliament is considering a bill that will make it a criminal offense for hospitals and medical workers to delay or deny treatment of gunshot wounds. House of Representatives member Mayor Eze said Thursday that failure to treat a victim in both private and public hospitals could result in at least five years in prison. Nigerian hospitals now must wait to treat victims of gunshot... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria,United Nations
Nigeria Calls for Reinforced UN Fight Against Illicit Global Gun Trade
Xinhua
28 September 2009
UNITED NATIONS -- There is an urgent need for a rejuvenated fight against trafficking in small arms, a top Nigerian diplomat said at the General Assembly here Monday, stressing the ties between that trade and piracy and oil smuggling in the Niger Delta. "The proliferation of small arms in West Africa is fast turning the region into a major transit point for illicit drugs, thus also facilitating the growth of criminal syndicates,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Arms Amnesty Has Reduced Gun Running in Nigeria, Says Government
Leadership (Abuja)
24 September 2009
ABUJA -- The Director-General of Peace and Conflict Resolution, Dr. Joseph Gowa has said that the amnesty programme of the Federal Government has reduced the incidence of arms competition among militant groups in the Niger Delta region and also reduced the influx of small arms and light weapons into the restive area. He said the programme has achieved great results and has the potential of addressing the problems of the region if... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigerian Politician, 5 Others Arrested for Gun Running, 13 Guns Seized
Vanguard (Lagos)
15 August 2009
The Chairman of Moba Local Government, Mr Akinwale Alebiosu, and five others have been arrested by the Ekiti State Police Command over alleged gunrunning. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that Alebiosu and others were arrested at Otun-Ekiti on Friday at about 11p.m. with 13 guns concealed in a vehicle. Alebiosu was also alleged to be hiding thugs in his house at Otun-Ekiti. The Acting Commissioner of Police,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Rebels Retain Their Weapons in Slow Start for Niger Delta Gun Amnesty
Inter Press Service News Agency
10 August 2009
Nigeria's president Umaru Yar'Adua is embarking on an ambitious move to end armed insurgency in the country's oil-rich Niger Delta region. Under a government initiative which started on Aug, 6, militants in the region have 60 days to hand over their arms in return for a presidential amnesty, unconditional pardon and reintegration programme. As the first week of the amnesty period draws to a close, only a few weapons have... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, Ukraine, Equatorial Guinea
Crew of Impounded, Gun-filled Ukrainian Plane Moved to Nigerian Capital
This Day (Lagos)
22 June 2009
KANO -- The seven-member crew of the Ukrainian aircraft that flew into the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport on Tuesday with arms and ammunition were yesterday moved to the Abuja office of the Directorate of Military intelligence (DMI) for further investigation. A Nigerian clearing agent linked with the Ukrainian aircraft, simply identified as Sylvester, was also taken to the DMI office with the crew. Sources also... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, West Africa, United Nations
NGOs Urge Nigeria, West Africa to Support UN Global Gun Trade Treaty
Leadership (Abuja)
21 June 2009
ABUJA -- The West African Action Network on Small Arms (WAANSA), Nigeria chapter, has called on government to express vocal support for a comprehensive Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in a move to broaden the base of the national assault against gun violence with reference to the restive Niger Delta region. The group's president, Mr. Dickson Orji, who made this call at a briefing to mark the global week of action on small arms and light... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, Ukraine, Equatorial Guinea
Ukrainian Plane, Gun Cargo Seized in Nigeria May Be 'Meant for Militants'
Vanguard (Lagos)
21 June 2009
Military authorities yesterday said the Ukranian cargo aircraft loaded with arms and ammunition, which was seized at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport last week, was the type of aircraft used for arms smuggling and that they have no reason not to believe that the arms were not meant for militants in the Niger Delta. According to the military, whether the cache of weapons were destined for Equitorial Guinea or Niger Delta,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Ukraine, Guinea-Bissau, West Africa
Nigeria Seizes Planeload of Guns, Military Ammunition for Mystery Client
Daily Trust (Abuja)
19 June 2009
The huge consignment of weapons found in the Ukrainian cargo plane now detained at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano was procured by the Ministry of Defence of Equatorial Guinea, the crew members of the detained plane told security agents yesterday. They insisted that they were on their way to Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, to deliver the arms consignment from the former Soviet Republic of the Ukraine when... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, Ukraine, Equatorial Guinea
Nigeria Impounds Ukrainian Plane Carrying Guns for Equatorial Guinea
Reuters
18 June 2009
KANO, Nigeria -- A Ukrainian cargo plane bound for Equatorial Guinea has been impounded in Nigeria after security officers found weapons and ammunition on board, a Nigerian official and Ukrainian media said. The official at northern Nigeria's Kano airport, who asked not to be named, said the plane had stopped to refuel late on Wednesday when the arms were discovered during a routine search. Nigerian police confirmed that... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Gun-toting Robbers, Kidnappers Gain 'Popular Hero' Status in Nigeria
This Day (Lagos), Opinion
11 June 2009
LAGOS -- A rather novel but nefarious line of business is flowering in the land. It is in the emergence of kidnapping as a cottage industry of sorts and the elevation of the kidnapper/gunman as a new object of national attention, an anti-hero that often leaves a heavy cloud of trauma and even blood in his trail. In recent months, we have seen an epidemic of kidnappings for ransom grow into a veritable business model. The victims... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, Chad
Four Female Gun Traffickers, Smugglers Hunted by Nigerian Police
Daily Trust (Abuja)
10 June 2009
Four suspected female arms dealers who belong to a syndicate that specialises in supplying arms to armed robbers in different parts of the country, especially in the North-east have been declared wanted by the Taraba State Police command. Taraba Police Commissioner, Aliyu Musa, who made this known to Daily Trust in Jalingo yesterday gave the names of the suspects as Awotu, Akudi, Abanyi and Akwen. He said all of them belong... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, West Africa
West African Nations Call for Heavy Sanctions on Gun Running States
Daily Sun (Lagos)
9 June 2009
KADUNA -- The Economic Community of West African States has called for imposition of heavy sanctions on any member-state that violates the United Nations treaty on the stockpile of small arms and ammunition. Speaking in Kaduna on Monday, at a five-day workshop on the "Stockpile of Arms and Ammunition Management and Security" held at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Kaduna, Head, ECOWAS Small Arms Unit, Dr. Agrekethom Cyriaque... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Gun Runner Confesses, Names Local Nigerian Police as Main Source
Daily Trust (Abuja)
21 April 2009
An 83-year-old gunrunner, Bala Joji, has submitted himself to crime buster, Ali Kwara as he got wind that Kwara had perfected plans of arresting him in connection with some weapons he sold to criminals. Arraigning the octogenarian before newsmen in Kano yesterday, Kwara revealed that it was the second time Malam Joji entered his net, saying he was later discharged the first time he arrested and handed him over to the police. The... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Lagos Police Seize 41 Guns as Small Arms Proliferation Bites in Nigeria
Punch (Lagos)
13 April 2009
Men of the Lagos State Police Command have recovered 41 assorted guns and 364 pieces of live ammunition from hoodlums within the state during the first quarter of 2009. According to statistics obtained by our correspondent from the command's Public Relations Office in Ikeja, Lagos on Friday, the policemen recovered 16 guns and 38 pieces of ammunition in January. In February, 13 guns and 280 pieces of ammunition were recovered... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Octogenarian, 'Bona Fide' Gunsmith Arrested for Making Guns in Nigeria
Leadership (Abuja)
4 March 2009
GUSAU -- The Zamfara State police command has announced the arrest of an 85-year old man alleged to be a local gun manufacturer, Baushe Makeri of kotorkoshi village in Bungudu local government area of the state. While parading the suspect with 11 locally made guns in his possession, along with nine other armed robbery suspects, the state commissioner of police, Alhaji Mohammed J. Abubakar, said the old man was arrested for supplying... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Church Body Suggests 'Everybody Should Buy His Own Gun' in Nigeria
This Day (Lagos)
24 February 2009
ABUJA -- Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) yesterday disclosed that it was considering sending a bill that would allow every adult to carry arms as a way of checking unwarranted attacks to the National Assembly. The body also took a swipe at what it called the non-challant attitude of President Umaru Musa Yar Adua and Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to the violent crisis in some parts of the North, asking them to resign if... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Accused Ammo Dealers, Gun Runners Paraded by Nigerian Police
Daily Triumph (Kano)
8 February 2009
Some suspected armed robbers who were believed to be selling of guns and ammunitions used during the last Yalwan Shendam crises in Plateau state, have been arrested by a group of policemen led by the renown hunter Alhaji Ali Kwara. While parading the suspects to newsmen on Tuesday in Kano, one of the suspects, Sarki Azaitu said he used to receive arms supply from a woman, one Awotuni who is a Jukun by tribe. According to... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, Chad
West African Gun Smuggling Route Was Run by a Woman from Chad
Daily Trust (Abuja)
8 February 2009
KANO, Nigeria -- Last week, a hunter and crime buster, Ali Kwara, cracked down on a robbery gang that led to the arrest of a man who claimed to be a supplier of arms and ammunitions to robbers and ethno-religious warlords during crises. In this chat with Sunday Trust, Sarki Azetu, 31, gives shocking revelations. As a fisherman in a small village in Benue, Sarki Azetu was that dexterous with net, and according to him, his cast was... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Stiff Punishment Threatened for Nigerian Police Who 'Lose' Their Guns
Daily Trust
11 December 2008
The Inspector General of Police Mike Okiro said policemen whose guns are stolen or no where to be found will face stiffer punishment. Okiro gave the warning in Abuja yesterday during a meeting with Mobile Police Force Squadron (PMF) Commanders. He said any policeman who allows guns attached to him to be stolen or to get missing will be held responsible and will be punished severely. He said all guns assigned to... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigerian Soldiers Stole Army Guns, Sold to Rebels: Sentenced to Life
This Day (Lagos)
8 December 2008
LAGOS -- Eight soldiers entrusted with the responsibility of safe-keeping the military arms at the Command and Staff College arms depot, Jaji and the One Base Army Ordnance, Kaduna were found guilty by a General Court Martial that sat in Kaduna to have stealthily sold those arms to River State-based Movement for the Defence of the Niger Delta (MEND) for use to wage war against the Nigerian State. As an army major, if you add his... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Officers Sold 7000 Army Guns to Rebels in 'Mind Boggling' Nigerian Theft
Punch (Lagos), Editorial
28 November 2008
Military authorities last week demonstrated a strong resolve to deal with the unrest in the troubled Niger Delta region by handing down life sentences and demotions to soldiers implicated in the sale of arms from the Nigerian Army armoury to militants. The soldiers who appeared before a General Court Martial had racked up a N100 million windfall from the sale of over 7, 000 military weapons to a militant group, Movement for the Emancipation... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Major, 5 Others Get Life for Selling 7000 Army Guns to Nigerian Militants
Leadership (Abuja)
19 November 2008
ABUJA -- A ten-man military court martial headed by Brig-Gen. Bala Usara, yesterday in Kaduna, sentenced Major Sulaiman Alabi Akubo and five other soldiers to life imprisonment for illegally selling arms worth over N100 million to Niger Delta militants. Other soldiers who shared Akubo's fate in the deal that involved over 7000 arms of various descriptions are Sergeant Matthias Peters, Lance Corporal Alexander Davou, Lance Corporal... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigerian Soldiers Jailed for Life for Selling 7000 Guns, RPGs to Rebels
Voice of America, Transcript
19 November 2008
ABUJA -- Six Nigerian soldiers have been sentenced to life imprisonment for selling guns and other weapons to militants and criminals in the Niger Delta. Prosecutors said the arms sales had contributed to the violence in the oil-rich region. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa filed this report from Abuja. Security experts and rights groups have long accused some members of the security forces of secretly selling arms to militants and criminals... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, United States
Seized Guns, Ammunition Illegally Imported from United States to Nigeria
Vanguard (Lagos)
5 November 2008
The Tin-can Island command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted arms and 1,767 rounds of ammunition concealed in three jeeps being illegally imported into the country and has also detained four persons said to include the consignee and the agent. While handing over the items which includes 1,767 rounds of ammunition, two pistols, two single barrel riffles and three short pump action riffles to the port police authority,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
National Commission to Control Guns One Step Closer for Nigeria
This Day (Nigeria)
10 October 2008
ABUJA -- The Federal Government yesterday inaugurated committee for the establishment of a National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons. Minister of State for Defence, Mrs Fidelia Akuabata Njeze, said this is coming at a time when the country's peace and stability is increasingly under threat by activities of armed groups, as currently being witnessed in some parts of the country. The committee, is to propose the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigeria Pushes Global Gun Trade Treaty to Stem Proliferation of Firearms
Daily Trust (Abuja) / NAN
1 October 2008
Nigeria yesterday in New York called for a legally binding global instrument to stem the proliferation of small arms in Africa. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Ojo Maduekwe, made the call while delivering Nigeria 's statement at the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly. Maduekwe said that the legal moves became necessary due to the devastating impact of illicit trade in small arms and light weapons which fuel... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Mass Gun Ownership No Solution to Violent Crimes in Nigeria
Daily Trust (Abuja), Opinion
7 September 2008
These are perilous times in Nigeria. The mounting wave of violent crimes in the country has prompted an atmosphere of fear, insecurity, uncertainty and total bewilderment. In every nook and cranny of the polity today, the nefarious activities of armed criminals have posed a dangerous threat to hapless Nigerians and impinged on the ability of the Nigerian state to maintain law and order. Indeed, the ugly situation is so... ( gunpolicy.org )
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 )
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