Despite Nigeria spending $5.8bn on security
last year, army is short of guns and ammunition in fight against Boko Haram.
Once the best military in West Africa, Nigeria's
army is now struggling to fend off the threat of
Boko Haram.
From 2001 to 2012 the military received $19bn.
Yearly, that is only about one percent of GDP,
even falling to half a percent in 2006. On
average, nations typically spend around two
percent of GDP.
But in 2014, Nigeria spent $5.8bn on security, a
quarter of the total budget.
Of the $5.8bn, roughly a third went to the
Defence Ministry, that is $830m for the army,
$440m for the navy, and $460n for the air
force. Another $400m was spent on
deployments and missions.
However, much of that money has allegedly
fuelled corruption or been siphoned off to enrich
regional governments.
This has led to an under resourced military,
short of guns and ammunition.
It has allowed Boko Haram to extend its
influence, threatening national elections which
last month were postponed for six weeks so
the army could take on the armed group.
Meanwhile, in the prosperous oil-rich Niger
Delta, it is estimated that over a five year
period to 2008, oil theft and attacks by armed
groups have cost the country about $100bn.
So if Nigeria's army was once considered the
best in West Africa, what went wrong? And why
has there been under investment in the
military?

www.aljazeera.com/programmes/countingthecost/2015/03/corruption-blights-nigerian-army-fight-rebels-150320160800536.html

Really?

mustymatic:
Despite Nigeria spending $5.8bn on security
last year, army is short of guns and ammunition in fight against Boko Haram.
Once the best military in West Africa, Nigeria's
army is now struggling to fend off the threat of
Boko Haram.
From 2001 to 2012 the military received $19bn.
Yearly, that is only about one percent of GDP,
even falling to half a percent in 2006. On
average, nations typically spend around two
percent of GDP.
But in 2014, Nigeria spent $5.8bn on security, a
quarter of the total budget.

1. Almost all international media outlets, CNN, BBC, etc, and Sahara Reporters, have at one time or another reported about this MASSIVE CORRUPTION and the way it was fueling the BH insurgency, and now Aljazeera is reporting the same thing.

2. And if you combine this mind-boggling corruption in our defence establishment with the way GEJ's utterances, attitude and body language encourage corruption, then you would appreciate the fact that the future generations of Nigerians would never forgive us if we fail to use our votes next Saturday to put an end to this senseless looting of our vital resources that make difference between life and death for our citizens.

3. There is NO WAY GEJ can ever end this massive looting that destroys our military and civilian national institutions, with so many grave consequences; if he cannot deal decisively with corruption cases in civilian institutions headed by WOMEN (no disrespect to womenfolk intended), how would you reasonably expect him to end this deeply institutionalized corruption that involves some high ranking military generals, especially when most of them are partisan and openly in their support for his re-election?

WHY THEY NO TELL US THAT BUHARI WAS ARRESTED IN LONDON