• Army kills three terrorists in Borno as govs applaud the use of Tucano jets
• Minister decries killing of 200 in Zamfara
Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) claims that a whopping $15 billion (over N6.1tr) has been squandered through fraudulent arms procurement deals in the last 20 years.
CDD was established in the United Kingdom in 1997 and registered in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1999 to promote the values of democracy, peace and human rights in Africa.
The report said successive governments’ failure to rein in on corruption in the security sector weakened the country’s counter-terrorism capacity, allowing groups like Boko Haram to fester.
The terrorists were reportedly killed last Friday during the troops’ clearance operation tagged ‘Operation Dominance’ in Damasak, a border town with Niger Republic.
Army Spokesman, Brig-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed, yesterday, in Abuja that the troops came in contact with the terrorists at an illegal market they operated at Gallo Malawari village.
NORTHERN governors have expressed appreciation over the Federal Government’s approval to deploy the newly acquired Super Tucano fighter jets against bandits in parts of the country.
Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF), Simon Lalong of Plateau State, expressed appreciation on behalf of the governors after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.
IN another development, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, has condemned the recent killings in Zamfara State, describing the development as horrific and tragic.
The minister stated this, on Saturday, in Abuja following the invasion of five communities and killing of over 200 people in Anka and Bukkuyum local councils of Zamfara.
“We sympathise with the government and people of Zamfara in this trying period and condole with the families of the dead. We pray for the repose of their souls and that peace returns to the state as soon as possible,” she said.
