The Nigerian army has come out to say that it has not gotten the $1 billon that was approved to tackle terrorism and insecurities in the country. The money that was approved by The National Economic Council (NEC) in 2017 based on the request of president Buhari has not been released. Speaking to news men, the army spokesman of the Nigerian army,Brigadier General Sani Usman, revealed that the money is still being processed. He said;“People should understand also that this is a democratic system in which procurement and of course funding of defense related issues takes such a long time.” 
“Take for instance the issue of the $1 billion approved recently by Mr. President, up till now the process is ongoing. The ministry of defence is still pursuing the matter to the point that when it is done, the armed forces will definitely get more equipment, more arms and ammunition.To the best of our abilities, all the necessary equipment, ammunition and arms are being given.So sad and unfortunate that our troops came under enemy attack on the 18th of last month and we suffered causality as we mentioned. Sadly, we lost 23 gallant officers and men and of course some of them sustained injuries. “In respect of the effort, we are trying as much as possible to make sure that first and foremost we give timely and accurate information on all our activities and operations bearing national security concern. 
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