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Samburu county has continued to manifest unabated intercommunal conflicts which can be attributed to many factors

The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Kanayo Uzuegbu, has assured the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons of synergy towards the actualisation of the centre’s mandates. Uzuegbu gave the assurance when the leadership of the centre, led by its South-East Zonal Coordinator, Maj.-Gen. Okechukwu Ugo paid him a

Hamas fighters likely fired North Korean weapons during their Oct. 7 assault on Israel, a militant video and weapons seized by Israel show, despite Pyongyang's denials that it sells arms to the militant group. The video was analyzed by two experts on North Korean arms. Along with an Associated Press analysis of weapons captured on the battlefield and South Korean military intelligence, the video indicates that Hamas used the F-7 rocket-propelled grenade, a shoulder-fired weapon that fighter...

AROUND 50 assorted loose firearms have been surrendered to authorities in Mindanao while a terrorist was killed following the militarys intensified campaign for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE).

The Joint Task Force (JTF)-Orion has deployed additional troops to help secure the conduct of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election (BSKE) on October 30 in Basilan province. As this developed, Basilan Governor Hadjiman Hataman-Salliman expressed elation over the arrival of additional soldiers to further solidify the peace and security measures being implemented by the existing security forces in the province.

The Deputy Wenchi Constituency Secretary for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Uthman Yakubu Bamba, has emphasised the need for an intensified peace campaign ahead of the 2024 polls, especially in the Banda constituency.

The Ag. Comptroller General (CG), Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, since assumption of office on 19 June, 2023, has embarked on a

2 Basilan town officials ink peace covenant

The volume of illicit weapons in Nigeria is frightening and exposes Nigeria’s weak centralised security system. Lack of state and local level policing, and the absence of adequate punishment for the traffickers hinder interdiction. The situation is not helped by the large swathes of unmanned, illegal and porous borders.

The Embassy of Japan in Manila led the opening ceremony for the assistance for security, peace, integration and recovery for advancing human security in BARMM (Aspire) Project held in Isabela City, Basilan on October 5.