Nigeria has called on the international community to stop what it described as “naming and shaming” the country over its ongoing security challenges.
The appeal was made by Mr. Syndoph Endoni, Chargé d’Affaires of Nigeria’s Permanent Mission to the UN, during his address to the UN Security Council in New York.
Endoni spoke on the Illicit Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and its impact on the Sahel, noting that the uncontrolled spread of these weapons has deepened conflicts, prolonged insurgencies, and strengthened terrorist and extremist groups. This, he said, has resulted in widespread loss of lives, displacement of communities, and destruction of livelihoods — turning the crisis into a major humanitarian and developmental concern.
He condemned the criminal activities enabled by these weapons, calling them “inhuman, wicked, and outrightly unacceptable.”
According to him, solving the issue requires collaboration, not public criticism: “It is not by naming and shaming that we can solve this enormous problem, but by working together.”
Nigeria’s remark follows the recent U.S. designation of the country as a “Country of Particular Concern” over alleged Christian genocide — a claim Nigerian authorities firmly reject.
