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Nigeria detains soldiers, police over weapons sales to armed groups

  • The Nigerian military arrested a total of 18 soldiers, 15 members of the mobile police force, and eight civilians—among them a local traditional leader—on suspicion of supplying weapons to armed groups across several states in 2025.
  • These arrests followed heightened insurgent attacks in northeastern Nigeria and emerged amid concerns about soldiers and police officers collaborating with terrorist groups like Boko Haram and ISWAP.
  • Operation Snowball, launched in August 2024 across 11 states, targeted ammunition racketeering, uncovering significant illicit arms diversion sustaining terrorist logistics and criminal networks.
  • Investigations revealed over 135 million naira moved through suspects’ accounts, including security personnel involved since 2018, while commanders warned that greed motivates arms racketeering undermining battlefield morale.
  • The military called for intensified intelligence and regional cooperation to disrupt cross-border support for terrorists, emphasizing strict prosecution and continued counterinsurgency operations to stabilize affected communities.
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Nigeria detains soldiers, police over weapons sales to armed groups

The Nigerian military has detained over two dozen soldiers and members of the police force over sales of weapons from military stockpiles to armed groups, including Islamist insurgents, a spokesperson said.

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allAfrica broke the news in South Africa on Thursday, May 29, 2025.
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