The Federal Government has appealed to the world powers not to be weighed by unsubstantiated arguments to deny the country vital platforms and weapons to fight insecurity.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the appeal on Thursday when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria Forum in Abuja.

“I want to use this opportunity to say that the international community can help us better than they are doing right now.

“To fight terrorists we need platforms and weapons

“When the international community is weighed by unsubstantiated arguments to deny the country of vital platforms and weapons to fight insecurity, you cannot turn round to accuse the country of not fighting terrorism,’ he said.

The minister buttresses the claim, saying  “certain world powers have refused to even sell to us certain vital weapons.”

“For more than two to three years now, we have paid for certain vital weapons that they have not released to us and they even refused to give us spare parts.I think our appeal to them is that they should please help Nigeria to provide us with these sensitive platforms so that we can fight insecurity more effectively.”

The minister said for Nigerians to fairly assess the efforts of the federal government in the fight against insecurity, they should compare where the country was pre-2015 and today.

He said to better appreciate what the government is doing in the area of security, they should take a global survey to understand that unrest, terrorism, and mindless violence cut across the globe.

“People should recognise the fact that today, people have weaponised the issues of religion and ethnicity.We are dealing with extremely unreasonable people, whether n the northwest or in the northeast.

“They should not forget that we are fighting non-conventional war and at the same time, these people have contacts everywhere,” he said.

Mohammed said besides kinetic deployment, the government is equally using non-kinetic approach to tackle insecurity like the economy and social intervention programmes meant to empower and engage the youths.

Racoon:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/world-powers-deny-us-weapons-to-fight-insurgency-fg/%3famp=1

lol...No longer blaming Jonathan?

Tomorrow, they will blame Cameroon and Ghana!

Bunch of wicked corrupt men stealing money meant for our troops and sending our boys into battle with 30 bullets per soldier.
God will judge Buhari and Burutai!

Racoon:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/world-powers-deny-us-weapons-to-fight-insurgency-fg/%3famp=1

"...Major General Muhammadu Buhari has faulted the federal government’s clampdown on Boko Haram Islamic insurgents..."
https://www.google.com/amp/s/thenationonlineng.net/buhari-faults-clampdown-on-boko-haram-members/amp/

Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has said that the recent proscription order against Boko Haram & Ansaru violates the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by stifling the press and tampering with the fundamental human rights of Nigerians.....

The ACN sec.Lai Mohammed.....said the order also makes it easy for an increasingly intolerant government to clamp down on the opposition, which its sees more as an irritant
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/06/proscribing-boko-haram-ansaru-wrong-says-acn/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwvPpocGimY
Adesina said though security agencies were not complaining of lack of weapons, the govt was making moves to acquire more weapons for the military.He said, “Most of the security agencies did not complain of lack of equipment.

He made the claim despite multiple video evidence of military personnel publicly lamenting the same lack of sophisticated weapons to combat insurgency in the country.

IDeyNL:
What weapon do you need to fight mere scavengers looking for what to eat?...

Racoon:

http://saharareporters.com/2020/08/11/nigerian-security-agencies-do-not-lack-equipment-

Karlifate:
Femi Adesina said the military does not lack weapons while Lai Mohammed is busy accusing the foreign countries of not selling weapons to them.

Racoon:
This is to tell you how they've bastardized government with lies, deceit and falsehood.

OreMI22:


lol...No longer blaming Jonathan?

Tomorrow, they will blame Cameroon and Ghana!

Bunch of wicked corrupt men stealing money meant for our troops and sending our boys into battle with 30 bullets per soldier.
God will judge Buhari and Burutai!

Racoon:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/world-powers-deny-us-weapons-to-fight-insurgency-fg/%3famp=1