Nigeria's Security Architecture and the Challenges of the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons.

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]