Amidst claims by Nigerian security agencies that they are being underfunded, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report today that a total N4.62trillion has been allocated to the federal security sector in the past five years.

How this huge sum was spent however remains unclear as there is no reliable performance report by the security agencies.

Year after year, the security sector continues to gulp the highest chunk of the country’s expenditures.

In the 2015 budget for instance, N934billion was allocated for the security sector, the highest for the year.

The figures for 2011 and 2012 were N920billion and N924billion respectively while N923billion each was thrown at the sector in 2013 and 2014.

Yet, Nigeria continues to face attacks from the extremist Boko Haram group, whose activities have claimed over 11,000 lives in last five years.

Kidnappings, crude oil theft, armed robbery and other sundry crimes are also widespread across the country.

The heads of the country’s security agencies have repeatedly claimed allocations to the sector were insufficient to equip the armed forces and make them operationally efficient to deliver on their mandates.

Within the period under review (2011- 2015), the Office of the National Security Adviser got a capital allocation of N240billion while the Defence Ministry got N206billion making the capital allocations to the Office of the National Security Adviser higher than that allocated to the entire Defence Ministry, which includes the Army, Navy and Airforce.

In recent years, the Ministry of Defence has refused to make its spending public, making it difficult to track the nation’s investment on the military and allied agencies.

Anti-corruption activists believe the practice of concealing security spending is antithetical to probity and accountability.

“The absence of disclosure, backed by law and practice effectively makes the security sector the most prone to contract inflation and ineffective service delivery,” said Seember Nyager, executive director of Public and Private Development Centre.

“The high risk and probability of contract inflation in itself fuels the (Boko Haram) insurgency because no amount of resources would ever be sufficient to contain a system with unchecked leaks.”

The Lead Partner at BudgIT, a transparency advocacy group, Oluseun Onigbinde, added, “It is very important to request accountability into these funds as Nigeria will need to ensure that process of arms acquisition which is grossly hidden does not lead to opportunity by public officials to acquire illicit wealth.”

The infographics below presents a detailed overview of Nigeria’s budgetary allocation to the security sector in the past five years.

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Buhari has done it again

OREMUSSANCTUS:
Buhari has done it again

You mean the Daura President?

Transformation....

Na jonathan eat all does trillion for good 6 years as a president




That was while he was very slow in the fight against insurgency because he was making allot of cool cash, and claiming he was using the money for purchasing weapon from overs


South Africa case is a good example


Thank God we voted for change

viczing:



You mean the Daura President?

OREMUSSANCTUS:
Buhari has done it again

both of you are the dullard because you didn't read the news in full

OREMUSSANCTUS:
Buhari has done it again

Read and understand....no dey make fool of yourself for here

Typical.

Jonathan's admin was nothing but a free for all looting frenzy by the hawks in Abuja. He condoned, excused and promoted corruption within his household, cabinet and beyond. Depending on how big what you steal was, you stood a chance to be awarded a national honour and a presidential handshake thanking you for a job well done.

This info gives an insight into why defence contractors, people at the top of the food chain in the military, and some politicians would do virtually anything to ensure Boko Haram is never completely eliminated
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Only time will tell.

Ask jona, ihejirika, olukolade and david mark and crew.

Lalasticlala, long time. Hope you've been good...

Some people made cash from this insurgency thingy

God see money.

omneka:
Lalasticala, long time. Hope you've been good...

lalasticlala:


u went on sabbatical?

You did not get his gist. I think it is a subtle way of telling you to do the needful... you know na

Within the period under review (2011- 2015), the Office of the National Security Adviser got a capital allocation of N240billion while the Defence Ministry got N206billion making the capital allocations to the Office of the National Security Adviser higher than that allocated to the entire Defence Ministry, which includes the Army, Navy and Airforce.

Chai Chai Chai.... And the worse is that there is no transparency in these spending. This madness have been going on since 1999. Buhari must run a transparent administration




PS: Virtually all 36 States also run secret system . Ask LASG to disclose details of Spending for instance...

Its a lie

dey spend more dan

With all the money spent over the years we are still suffering security wise?.. Nigeria matter na home and away ooo.. D deliverance go strong

Okay

What do you want of to do? The money is already gone. Only obtainable in nigeria

Who is fooling Who.....TRANSFORmatiOn indeed.

N4.62Trillion on "security"?

Hmmmm...its either the height of criminality has increased or the money was totally embezzled

Funi, d writer said dat... hw d money Was spent remain unclear...it is as clear as daylyt...looting is d oda of d day in 9jax politics...

Thanks PDP.....

Nice spending!

Wow! And still no M1A2 Abrams, no Leopard, Challenger, T-90's or Merkava main battle tank; no javelins, no M16s, no M4s; no humvees, few MRAPs; no attack UAV, no Apache, no F16, no A-10 warthog, no C-130. I tire. Somebody's got to explain how those monies were spent. Well done, PDP.

barcanista:
Chai Chai Chai.... And the worse is that there is no transparency in these spending. This madness have been going on since 1999. Buhari must run a transparent administration




PS: Virtually all 36 States also run secret system . Ask LASG to disclose details of Spending for instance...

Who appointed the NSA, was it Buhari? Wasn't it the jester who dresses like a magician?

If you had any self-respect, your crooked fingers of accusations would point to Jonathan who was head of the scandalously corrupt gang.

So much was spent on security in Jonathan's tenure and you still had to run around online begging for security.

OREMUSSANCTUS:
Buhari has done it again

Yes.....Buhari has opened your Otuoke lord's fat smelly nyarsh!

Do you think you're funny anymore?

Some of the things you TANoids post here make me wish I could lead a lynching expedition on Nairaland!

eleojo23:



You did not get his gist. I think it is a subtle way of telling you to do the needful... you know na

useless past administration dem

Our case is pathetic.
We all need to give testimony that we didn't continue with the Jonathan govt. The doom would have been enormous.
This is why Clark said before the election that "If Buhari wins, we all go down for it".
Imagine what the NSA takes.
God won't forgive some people in this country.

9ja leaders stealing since 1960...... One day bush meat will catch the hunter...

Nigeria has money, we no dey feel am at all.