In the past year, the Chadian government has found almost 6,000 different weapons and rounds of ammunition. According to information obtained, the weapons were found through the cordon and search operations, as well as rewards and incentives given to people, and other actions taken by the Chad Republic.
According to Zagazola Makama, a security analyst and expert on counterinsurgency in Lake Chad, The Joint Disarmament Commission of Chad displayed the weapons to the general public.
As one of the main causes of conflict in the LCB, the smuggling of guns and ammunition highlights the necessity of closer cooperation with neighbouring nations.
Because these weapons are not produced in these nations, they can easily travel to Nigeria if they can reach those nations.
It is well known that the main sources of the weapons and ammunition held by ISWAP and Boko Haram insurgents are the proliferation of pre-2011 Libyan stockpiles and leftovers from past conflicts in Africa.
Diversions from regional national stockpiles (mostly through raids and theft, with a lesser amount of corruption) and material that has been “recycled” from prior battles in the region are the main sources of illegal material.
