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Military Not Underfunded – Olukolade

The Nigerian military has given assurances that they were in control of the north eastern part of the country despite reports that the Boko Haram … Continue reading Military Not Underfunded – Olukolade


millitaryThe Nigerian military has given assurances that they were in control of the north eastern part of the country despite reports that the Boko Haram sect has taken over some villages and mounted road blocks on the Gamboru/Ngala link road to Cameroon.

On the back of the incident which was reported to have occurred at the weekend in Borno State, Spokesman for the military, Major-General Chris Olukolade, told journalists at a joint news conference of security agencies and the military that no part of the country would be conceded to a terrorist group.

General Olukolade said that the military was well financed by the Government but also hoped that the recent one billion dollars requested by the Federal Government to finance security takes care of any security lapses in country.

President Goodluck Jonathan had requested for immediate approval of one billion dollars external borrowing by the National Assembly to tackle insurgency and terrorism in Nigeria’s northeast.

He stressed that there was an urgent need to upgrade the equipment, training and logistic of the country’s Armed Forces and security services to enable them confront the serious threat posed by the Boko Haram sect more forcefully.

The minority leader of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has, however, advised the Federal Government to explore ‘Trade by Barter option’ in its effort to step up military hardware and train military personnel instead of piling up debts.