Gunrunners In Plateau State Admit Selling Weapons To Fulani Militias For High Prices
Nigerian military officials have dismantled illegal weapon manufacturing factories in Plateau State. Suspects confessed to selling locally fabricated firearms to Fulani militias due to higher profit margins, contributing to regional instability.
Why it matters
The proliferation of locally made weapons is a primary driver of ongoing communal violence and insecurity in Nigeria's Plateau State.
The Nigerian military has revealed that suspects arrested at illegal weapon manufacturing factories in Plateau State confessed to producing and selling locally fabricated firearms to Fulani militias because the armed groups paid more than other buyers, exposing what security authorities described as a major driver of the state's lingering violence.
The article reports on official military statements and confessions without injecting editorial commentary.
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