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Lewis, Mike & Himayu Shiotani. 2020 ‘Artisanal Weapons.’ Weapons and Ammunition Management Country Insight: Nigeria, p. 11. Geneva: United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research / UNIDIR. 11 November

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Unlicensed production of firearms, including of craft revolvers and well-machined long guns, is prohibited under S.22 of the 1959 Firearms Act, but is widely practised to high levels of sophistication. These constituted approximately 80 per cent of weapons collected from civilians during 2016 in Benue State, for instance. In November of 2016, PRESCOM was conducting a national SALW survey which sought to map the extent and nature of production and civilian possession.

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