Nigeria destroys 2,819 seized illicit arms in security crackdown

 


ABUJA, July 30 - Nigeria's arms control agency said ​on Thursday it destroyed ‌2,819 illicit, obsolete and decommissioned weapons in a bid to ​curb insecurity fuelled by ​the proliferation of illegal arms.

Agency ⁠chief Johnson Kokumo said ​the weapons were destroyed ​beyond recovery in a public exercise aimed at preventing them from ​re-entering circulation.

The destruction comes ​as Nigeria battles banditry, kidnappings, insurgency ‌and ⁠communal violence, which authorities say are sustained by the proliferation of illicit weapons.

Officials said ​more ​than ⁠21,000 illicit weapons have been seized since ​the agency was established ​in ⁠2021 and more than 19,000 destroyed to keep them ⁠out ​of circulation permanently.

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