INTERPOL Awareness meetings with representatives from Public Security Ministry, National Defence Ministry and other Nigerian law enforcement agencies

01/11/2017
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03/11/2017
Activity description

From 6 to 7 November 2017, the INTERPOL Firearms Programme met with representatives from the Public Security Ministry, the National Defence Ministry and various Nigerian law enforcement agencies to promote the implementation of the INTERPOL Firearms Recovery Protocol and the use of the INTERPOL Firearms Programme databases (iARMS, IBIN and IFRT).

Project description

Funded by the European Union, the INTERPOL Illicit Arms Records and tracing Management System (iARMS) is a platform that facilitates information exchange and investigative cooperation between law enforcement agencies in relation to the international movement of illicit firearms. Countries are encouraged to upload records of lost and stolen firearms in iARMS. Consequently, in the case of a recovered firearm, the database is queried and the country can identify when and where the firearm was diverted into illegal possession. Should the query does not generate a positive result, the user can send a request to the country of manufacture, country of last legal import (if marked on the firearm) and to any country that may be connected to the case.

Type of Activity
Institutional capacity-building
Focus of Activity
Enforcement
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) controls
Tracing
Partners
Nigeria
Implementers
Interpol
Donors
European Union (EU)
Contact Details

INTERPOL

Email: firearms@interpol.int

Website: https://www.interpol.int/