{
  "id": 2198919,
  "title": "Illegal small arms major cause of insecurity, banditry, terrorism in Nigeria – NSA Ribadu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/illegal-small-arms-major-cause-of-insecurity-banditry-terrorism-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T18:22:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/20/illegal-small-arms-major-cause-of-insecurity-banditry-terrorism-in-nigeria-nsa-ribadu/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu has described the spread of illegal small arms and light weapons as a major cause of insecurity, banditry, terrorism and communal violence across Nigeria. Ribadu made the statement on Thursday in Abuja at a workshop reviewing lessons from Nigeria’s 2016 National Baseline Survey on Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons. […] Illegal small arms major cause of…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}