AK-47 price in the Niger Delta

Posted on April 26, 2008
Filed Under Africa, Transnational Crime |

Due to an increase in supply, the price of an AK-47 dropped from $250 to $75 in the Niger Delta over an 18 month period.

Source: Douglas Farah, ” The Merchant of death,” Foreign Policy, November/December 2006, Sidebox: Arms Around the World, pg. 59.

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