IGP Disu Calls for African Collaboration to Tackle Arms Proliferation

IGP Disu: Curb cross-border arms flows ahead of 2027 polls

By Kingsley Omonobi The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has identified the disruption of illicit cross-border arms trafficking as critical to preventing electoral violence and securing Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. Disu stated this on Monday in Abuja while declaring open a five-day Small Arms and Light Weapons Identification and Tracing (SALW-IT) Simulation Programme […]

IGP Disu calls for African collaboration to tackle arms proliferation

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has identified the proliferation of small arms and light weapons as one of the gravest threats to peace and security across Africa, noting that the weapons do not respect borders. Disu stated this in his opening speech at the opening ceremony of the Small Arms and Light Weapons […] IGP Disu calls for African collaboration to tackle arms proliferation

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Advertisement The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has identified the proliferation of small arms and light weapons as one of the gravest threats to peace and security across Africa, noting that the weapons do not respect borders. Advertisement Disu stated this in his opening speech at the opening ceremony of the Small Arms and …

IGP Disu Launches Arms Identification Programme, Reaffirms Commitment to Election Security - Security News Alert

  The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Monday, October 12, 2026, officially declared open the Small Arms and Light Weapons Identification and Tracing (SALW-IT) Simulation Programme in Abuja. The five-day training, which runs until October 16, is aimed at equipping participants with the skills to identify, mark, register, and trace small arms, […] The post IGP Disu Launches Arms Identification Programme, Reaffirms Commitm…

Disrupt Cross-Border Arms Supply To Secure 2027 Elections, IGP Tells African Nations

The inspector-general of police (IGP), Tunji Disu, has identified disrupting cross-border arms trafficking as critical to preventing electoral violence and securing Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. Disu stated this yesterday in Abuja while opening a five-day Small Arms and Light Weapons Identification and Tracing (SALW-IT) Simulation Programme involving security personnel from 12 African countries. The programme, scheduled from 12th October to …

Nigeria Hosts Regional Training on Small Arms Identification, Tracing

Nigeria Hosts Regional Training on Small Arms Identification, Tracing The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has called for stronger regional cooperation and intelligence sharing to combat illicit arms trafficking, warning that the proliferation of small arms and light weapons continues to fuel terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and organised crime across Africa. Disu made the call […]