Nigeria: Weapons Looted in Libya Conflict Now With Extremists in Nigeria – UN

The United Nations has warned that weapons looted during the 2011 conflict in Libya have resurfaced in the hands of extremist groups operating in Nigeria and across the wider Sahel region, fueling ongoing insecurity in West Africa.

The disclosure was made by Izumi Nakamitsu, UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, while addressing delegates at the United Nations headquarters in New York on the proliferation of illicit arms.

Nakamitsu said arms diverted or stolen…