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Arms Dealers To Terror Gangs In Eastern Nigeria Nabbed By Police FIB-IRT In Nasarawa And Jos

Global UpfrontJun 4, 2022June 4, 20220

Nigeria Police’s Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) arrested two men who are alleged to be arms suppliers to hoodlums and terror networks in the eastern part

Toxic Mix Of Bandits, Arms, Drugs And Terrorism Is Alarming Nigerians: What Now?

Global UpfrontApr 19, 2022April 19, 20220

Banditry in Nigeria emerged as an isolated rural phenomenon in the late 2000s. It’s now evolved into sophisticated violent criminality, characterised by syndicates with immense

The Opaque Arms Trade to Africa: Why This is Dangerous

Global UpfrontFeb 8, 2022February 8, 20220

By Nicolas Florquin & Alaa Tartir Eolika, a Guyana-flagged cargo vessel, had already been detained in the port of Senegalese capital, Dakar due to ‘inconsistent’