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International Security and Arms Control in Africa: Assessing Nigeria’s Response to the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons, 2015–2025

The proliferation and illicit circulation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) remained a major threat to international, regional and national security in Africa, particularly in Nigeria, where terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, communal violence and organised crime were sustained by illicit access to firearms. This study assessed Nigeria’s response to the proliferation of SALW between 2015 and 2025, with particular attention to the effectiveness of its national, regional and international arms-control measures. The study was anchored on Securitization Theory, developed by Buzan, Wæver and de …