Nigeria
Nigeria has the domestic capacity to manufacture small arms which are similar to the AK-47 and the requisite ammunition, reports gunpolicy.org. The country’s Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), a military division responsible for weapons production, which was set up in 1964, fell into decline around 2015, compelling the government to call for an overhaul. Aljazeera reported in 2015 that the division’s factory in the northern city of Kaduna produces rifles and civilian tools. The government then indicated that the country would increase the domestic production of weapons for its armed forces to enable it to fight terror groups, including Boko Haram. The Nigerian Army recently unveiled a wide range of locally-made weapons and equipment which includes an Infantry Patrol Vehicle (IPV), a Combat Fighting Motorcycle (CFM), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and an Automated Sniper Rifle (ASR). Local artisans do produce firearms as well, a report by ISS Today said.
