Tagged:

'Libya's Instability Perpetuates Illegal Arms Flow Into Nigeria'

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that "as long as Libya remains unstable, illegal arms and ammunition will continue to flow into the Sahel region of the African continent". Buhari was speaking at a State House event that hosted Mohammed Ibn Chambas, the outgoing special representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS). The president said the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi held a "grip on power in Libya for 42 years by recruiting armed guards from different countries, who then escaped with their weapons when the leader was killed.

InFocus

Pixabay

(file photo).

Follow AllAfrica

AllAfrica publishes around 400 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.