The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has said most of the weapons used by terrorists in the country were stolen from men of the Nigerian security forces.
“I know they have some small arms coming from up there like Libya, Chad, and all that but the bulk of the equipment they use are the ones they succeeded in stealing from our armed forces and this is what the armed forces are trying to guide against.”
Ndume also advocated more funding for the security forces to purchase superior weapons in order to effectively tackle the Boko Haram menace especially in the North-East.
The Senator said smaller neighbouring countries like Chad, amongst others, spend more on equipping their soldiers than Nigeria.
“Let’s give the Nigerian Army and armed forces what they need in order to end this insurgency and other forms of criminality within the shortest possible time. That way, you can call them in, give them timelines and if they don’t do it, you can show them the way out,” he said.