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Illicit arms movement: The root of Nigeria’s insecurity crisis TOCHUKWU OKAFOR
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esearch shows that there are more than a billion small arms in circulation globally with 87.5percent of those weapons in the hands of civilians. According to the small arms survey of 2018, there are over 40,009,000 small arms in
hands of civilians across various states in Africa. In Nigeria, the proliferation of small arms and ammunition across various regions have resulted in violence, kidnappings, robberies, mass killings and socio-economic upheavals in society. According to a report by SB Morgen intelligence, illicit arms are obtained by non-state actors in a variety of waysreliant on fac-
tors such as porous borders, sea smuggling, police indiscipline, local manufacturing amongst others. Nigeria’s porous borders means that weapons flow easily into the country as some of the weapons used in conflicts have been identified with origins from Ivorian or Libyan stock piles. Ammunition from at least 21 different countries Continues on page 8
Why closure of schools in 7 northern states is bad news Iniobong Iwok
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he rising spate of insecurity across the country, particularly in the northern part of the country, appears to be taking a toll on education in the part of the country. Apart from the negative impact
on the economy, proper teaching and learning activities are being disrupted. In all of this, Nigeria is the greatest loser. Perhaps, many parents in the Northern Nigeria who beat all odds to send their children to school have been left to rue their choice and rethink their decision due to Continues on page 3