Illicit arms fueling banditry, terrorism, communal violence — Ribadu

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Nigeria's National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, identifies illicit small arms proliferation as a key factor driving insecurity, banditry, terrorism, and communal violence. The statement came during a workshop on lessons from the 2016 National Baseline Survey on illicit arms.

ABUJA — The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has identified the proliferation of illicit small arms and light weapons as a major driver of insecurity, banditry, terrorism and communal violence in Nigeria. Ribadu stated this on Thursday in Abuja at a workshop on lessons learnt from Nigeria’s 2016 National Baseline Survey on Illicit […] The post Illicit arms fueling banditry, terrorism, communal violence — Ribadu appeared first on Vanguard News.