Senators amend Nigerian Firearms Act increasing the fine for illegal weapon possession to N1m

NIGERIA'S senate has amended the country's Firearms Act 2004 increasing the dine for being in possession of an unregistered weapon to N1m ($2,430) from N1,000 as part of new measures to arrest the growing spate of violence and lawlessness across the nation.   Over recent years, Nigeria has practically been a war zone as the...