The Nigeria Police Force lost 201 rifles to terrorists, bandits and other armed groups between 2021 and mid-2026, a new report by SBM Intel Violence Tracker has revealed.
The report, titled Nigeria’s Stolen Rifles: Who Loses, Who Takes, stated that 282 rifles were stolen from security agents in 94 separate incidents across the country.
According to the report, the Police Force accounted for 201 stolen rifles, representing 71.3 per cent of the total.
The military lost 45 rifles, representing 16 per cent, while unspecified security agencies lost 15 rifles or 5.3 per cent.
Other security agencies, including the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Nigeria Customs Service, lost 12 rifles, while vigilantes lost nine.
