Arms Trafficking in Nigeria and Its Implications for Peace and Security in the West Africa Sub-Region Since 1900

Abstract

The movement of arms across the world, the threat to security, stability and development, the existence of militant groups, organised criminal gangs and the nexus between them are not new phenomena. It was however not until a few years after the 9/11 Attack in the United States that the question of susceptibility of Nigeria and the West African sub-region began to take the centre stage in policy and academic debates...