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The study examines the proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and the susceptible factors responsible for illicit SALW infiltration in Nigeria. The study investigates the implications of illegal acquisition of SALW on Nigeria's security architecture and the institutional efforts to mitigate the influence of illicit SALWs on Nigerian soil. The study adopts descriptive survey research for rigorous analysis of the implication of the illegal proliferation of SALW on Nigeria's security architecture. The study found several measures have been rolled out to salvage the country from the imbroglio. Still, the efforts yielded little results because they cut the problem from the edge instead of uprooting it. Finally, collective security theory was used to analyse the subject matter; providing economic and cultural security was suggested to tackle the precarious country's insecurity challenges orchestrated by the proliferation of SALWs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, African states have been hampered by terrorism, secessionism, insecurity, bloodshed, and religious conflict. Republics were on the point of collapsing, violence enveloped populations, and instability has been a recurring phenomenon since the end of colonial control and the subsequent independence of African states. Some of these conflicts have to an extent, been managed through various collaborative regional interventions by ECOWAS and African Union in recent times. Counterterrorism has been the regional body's agenda for decades. However, the region is still stifled by emerging security threats encapsulated by terrorism in Nigeria, Niger, and other West African states which continued to challenge their territorial integrity. The counterterrorism measures by Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have decimated the group's activities through collaborative efforts to maintain peace and security of lives. Goodintelligence gathering and sharing measures will facilitate coordination for more effective counter-insurgency measures. The study is necessitated by the need to situate insecurity in the Sahel region from a historical perspective, as earlier writers seem to focus on the issue within timeless ethnographic presence. In line with this, what appears to be a Multinational force response to counterterrorism is isolated and not adequately discussed. This study attempts to discern the palpable roles of a joint task force in the anal of counterterrorism in the Lake Chad region and West Africa in general. This work is a medium analysis of Multi-National Joint Task Force machinery in tackling the insurgency menace in Lake Chad. To give direction to and add confidence to the authenticity of this study, both primary and secondary sources of data collecting were used. Suggestions were made for policymakers to consider for future measures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]