Military chief says Army’s not fighting Boko Haram with fake weapons

The hierarchy of the Nigerian Military has rubbished claims by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, that soldiers are combating the Boko Haram insurgents with substandard weapons bought by the administration of former president Goodluck Jonathan.

During a chat on Africa Independent Television, AIT, the Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Rabe Abubakar dismissed the minister’s claims, stating that the army has what it takes to fight the terrorists.

He said: “What I know is that we are using equipment which is okay for us. We have been achieving results. What I know is that we have equipment that can take us to where we are going. However, you cannot say you have everything you need for your operations. Even the developed nations’ Armed Forces lack one thing or the other.”

He also assured that efforts are being made to ensure that the abducted Chibok girls are rescued by the military.

“In the course of our operations, a lot of persons who hitherto we didn’t know, were rescued by the Armed Forces. So, fundamentally, what I’m saying is that inasmuch as our effort is still ongoing by the level of momentum we are putting in now, we are hopeful.

“I believe rescuing the Chibok girls is one of the targets that we set for ourselves. And I believe that with what we have done and what we are set to do, we will rescue any captive with the insurgents, not only the Chibok girls. We are extremely searching for not only the Chibok girls, but any other captive. It is just a matter of time,” he said.

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