Insecurity : ‘Made In Nigeria’ Military Equipment ‘ll Be ‘Available’ Soon-Minister Of State For Defence

The Federal Government will soon provide the military with modern equipment to effectively fight banditry and Boko Haram insurgency in the country,  Minister of State for Defence,  Alhaji Bello Mattawalle, has submitted.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that Matawalle , who said this while talking to  journalists in his hometown, Maradun, added that the Federal Government has already directed the Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria, Kaduna to commence production of military equipment and hardware.

The industry in question , he noted,  would undergo total transformation to meet international standards, ‘President Bola Tinubu has just signed a bill to that effect’ he said.

Matawalle further explained that when fully operational as directed by the President, the corporation would manufacture all the equipment needed by the military in respect of weaponry and hardware to fight all forms of criminalities in the country.

The former Zamfara state governor, who noted  that he has inspected all the military equipment provided by the Federal Government to security personnel, especially the Army formations across the country, added that with this development, the issue of banditry would soon be a thing of the past.

Matawalle also said he has visited Turkey to inspect some of the military equipment ordered by Nigeria to sustain the fight against banditry and other criminalities in the country.

‘Some of the equipment have already arrived in Nigeria.

The present administration headed by President Ahmed Bola Tinubu is poised to ensure that the military gets modern equipment to help them carry out their jobs with utmost ease’ he said.

Matawalle also disclosed that very soon the defence headquarters would undertake a tour of all the theatre commands in the country with a view to assessing their needs and requirements for effective operation and service delivery.

He appealed to the security agencies to reciprocate the government’s  good gesture by strategizing towards ending insurgency and banditry.

‘Let me use this medium to call on the security agencies to reciprocate the government’s  good gesture by becoming more alive to their responsibilities in the fight against all forms of criminalities.

I am  also calling on members of the general public to please assist the security personnel with useful information that will help in the fight against banditry and other criminal activities’ he said-Team@orientactualmags.com
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