Friday, June 19, 2026

Weapons

May 27, 2026

30,000 Fulani militants operating in Nigeria are behind violent killings: USCIRF

“Fulani assailants have not spared Muslims, raiding herders’ cattle and violently attacking non-Fulani Muslim communities,” said the USCIRF report.

Armed Fulani militants; mass grave in Benue
May 8, 2026

Poor armoury management, diversion of state-owned weapons fueling insecurity in West Africa: NCCSALW

He said the diversion of weapons from government armouries remains the most worrisome challenge.

guns
January 4, 2026

UN secretary general decries global spending of $2.7 trillion on weapons in 2025

The UN’s secretary general warned that the world was approaching a dangerous crossroads.

Light weapons
June 16, 2025

Police arrest four suspected cultists, recover weapons in Delta

Mr Edafe said further investigation led to the arrest of two other suspects in Mosogar, adding that they were suspected to be members of the Aiye confraternity.

ARMED POLICE OFFICERS
November 15, 2024

82 suspects arrested in November in Kano: Police

The command said the operations and achievements within the month emphasised its resolve to combat crimes.

Nigerian Police
June 21, 2024

U.S. concerned about Putin’s threat to deliver arms to Kim’s North Korea

“Depending on the type of weapons provided, such a move may violate UN Security Council resolutions which Russia itself supported,” said the U.S.

Putin and Kim riding together in a vehicle
April 18, 2024

Number of weapons in hands of non-state actors in Nigeria ‘very alarming’, says GO

“We need to take out these weapons in our midst; we need solutions; we need to think out of the box so we can take away these weapons.”

WEAPONS
December 26, 2023

Plateau: Governor Mutfwang asks villagers to defend themselves after Christmas Eve attacks

“We must stay united to defend our communities,” Mr Muftwang said in a statement on Tuesday.

Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang [Photo Credit: Facebook - Gyang Bere]
July 14, 2023

ISIS weapons smuggler sentenced to life in prison

According to court documents, Mirsad Kandic, 41, of Brooklyn and Kosovo, was convicted by a federal jury in May 2022 following a three-week trial in Brooklyn.

ISIS
May 28, 2023

Police caution residents against carrying weapons to inauguration venue

Mr Shiisu said all arrangements had been made for a hitch-free inauguration/swearing in of the new administration in the state.

Armed police officers on duty