From 8 October 2018 to 12 October 2018 ECOWAS, in collaboration with the Multinational Small Arms and Ammunition Group (MSAG) and BICC, organised in Nigeria a first training on PSSM activities for ECOWAS states. The event, which was meant to provide regional forces with technical knowledge of the weapons and their corresponding storage techniques, saw the participation of Police and Military officers from 12 of the 15 ECOWAS states. Furthermore, the course, with the purpose of identifying possible new instructors among the candidates, exposed the participants to real on-site PSSM activities such as: 1) Risk management; 2) Ammunition marking and storage and 3) Physical security of storage sites.