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Nigeria

9 July 2013

Daily Trust (Abuja)

Zamfara State government has insisted that it will follow all legal means to acquire arms for its vigilante groups for enhancing security in the state. This came a day after the Police headquarters in Abuja said it will not permit any vigilante group to bear firearms. Speaking to the BBC Hausa Service, the Zamnfara State Information Commissioner, Alhaji Ibrahim Birnin Magaji, said the number of policemen in the state are not enough to protect the lives and properties... (GunPolicy.org)

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