Insecurity: Nigeria Military Is Well Equipped… It Doesn’t Whine About Weapons – Presidency

The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said the issue of ammunition and weapon does not come up whenever Nigeria’s security chiefs meet with the president.

There are reports that the military is battling with dearth of weapon and the ones at their disposal are obsolete and not good enough for the Anti-terrorism War because the insurgents are better equipped.

But speaking when he appeared on channels TV on Tuesday evening shortly after President Buhari’s meeting with Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo, Nigerian Governors Forum, and heads of security agencies at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Adeshina said the military hierarchy does not complain or request for military equipment.

He noted that Nigeria military is satisfied with the weaponry at its disposal as it is well equipped to tackle head-on the decade long insurgency scourge.

He added that not even in recent security meetings held with the President and other stakeholders, did agency implicitly or explicitly complained lacking equipment to fight insurgents.

Adesina averred that the country is at the stage of seeking practical tsolutions between the government and everybody, adding that those making allegations against the government concerning the killings in some parts of the country are only making matters worse

“Yes talking of those allegations, I hear them, I see them. I see videos. [These allegations are coming from] people that you think should know [better]; people that you think are well educated; people that you think are large-minded enough but they are still operating from small prisms of ethnic consciousness and making wide allegations about security in the country. They are not helping the situation.

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“But it’s a democracy. They can say whatever they want to say it doesn’t mean what they’re saying is founded or true but they should realise that when they make those wild allegations, those things are not good for the country.

“Those who are working on security are working and we must team up with them to find lasting solutions to these plaques.

“Today at the security meeting a lot was said about procurement and security agencies did not complain of equipment. Yes additional equipment are coming in from Jordan, China, United States but the complaint was not majorly about equipment.

“The military is well equipped. [Although] nothing spent on security is ever too much because every other thing revolves around security….”