Legal and Regulatory Challenges for the Proliferation of Small and Light Weapons in Nigeria

• Main Authors: Malami, Salisu, Abdullah, Nor Anita, Mohamed Yusoff, Zuryati
• Other Authors: A Kadir, Nadhrah
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: School of Social Sciences, USM 2017
• Subjects: H1-99 Social sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/39227/1/ART_11.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/39227/
• Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

The Nigerian security challenges can be significantly ascribed to the proliferation of small and light weapons (SALW). It is a universal phenomenon that causes serious security problems ranging from cattle rustling, armed robbery, assassination, kidnapping, militancy and terrorist attacks. It ser...