Unscrupulous Personnel in Nigeria Security Services Sell Arms To Criminals, Says DSS

Some bad eggs in the armed forces and security agencies are selling arms and worsening the country’s security challenges, Department of State Services (DSS) Director of Operations Godwin  Eteng has said. 

National Security: ‘Terrorists Are Taking Advantage of Nigeria's Porous Borders’ - NACFEST Boss

The Coordinator, National Counter Terrorism Strategy (NACFEST), Commodore Yaminu Musa (rtd), raised this concern at a three-day workshop on joint border control and enhanced regional cooperation to combat terrorism held recently in Lagos.


How Lack of Scanners Jeopardise Security At Nigerian Seaports

As Nigeria contends with serious security and terrorism challenges, recent indications revealed that the nation’s entry points, particularly the seaports are not well monitored to guide against influx of arms, ammunitions and some unwholesome goods.

Nigerian Navy Recover Arms, Seize Crude Oil, Diesel Worth N420bn

The Nigerian Navy has said that it confiscated stolen crude oil and diesel worth N420 billion, in 2016.

The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, made the disclosure during a budget defence session at the House of Representatives.

Nigeria Customs Declares Senior Officials Wanted Over Importation of Rifles

The Nigeria Customs Service has declared two of its senior officers wanted over the importation of 661 pump-action rifles into the country.

Nigeria Customs Intercept 661 Pump-Action Rifles Imported To Nigeria From China

Rifle (Credit: trovedefence

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) intercepted 661 pieces of pump-action rifles imported into Nigeria from China. The arms were concealed with steel doors and other merchandise goods, which came in through Lagos port.

Strategic Intelligence: How Nigeria’s Porous Borders, Proliferation of Arms Fuel Boko Haram Insurgency, Militancy

Preamble: Few days ago, Colonel Al-Amin Abubakar Garba who is the Commander, Division Intelligence Command (DIC) of the Nigerian Army 1^st Division, Kaduna, stated the obvious that, ’’porous borders and weak security system are routes through which Boko Haram and other criminal groups source arms. In his words, ‘’the porous Nigeria’s frontiers make it difficult to track movement of illegal arms and immigrants, hence the proliferation of weapons among criminal groups’’. Also speaking on the sporadic attacks attributed to herdsmen, the erstwhile Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase opined that most of the herdsmen that allegedly attack locals were foreigners who gained entrance into Nigeria due to border porosity. There’s no gainsaying the fact that persistent human trafficking and influx of illegal immigrants, weapons and ammunitions, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and their raw materials through Nigeria’s ubiquitous porous borders and their far-reaching socio-economic and national security implications. That Boko Haram militants abducted and have in their custody,  a chunk of the over 276 Chibok school girls it seized over two years ago, underscores lax security and porosity of Nigeria’s extensive borders.

Arms Proliferation: Nigeria Conducts Survey On Small Arms And Light Weapons

A national survey on small arms and light weapons is currently underway in Nigeria, to put figures to the menace of the proliferation of arms in the country, especially with the continued success in the fight against insurgency.