They sell arms when broke – Nigerian Navy indicts Chadian Army

Chadian troopers have been accused of participating in unlawful sale of arms by the Nigerian Navy.

 

The allegation was made at a public listening to organised by the Home of Representatives Committee on Nationwide Safety and Intelligence on the consideration of 4 safety payments.

A consultant of the Chief of Naval Workers, Commodore Jemila Abubakar whereas showing earlier than the committee, mentioned weapons donated by developed international locations to neighbouring nations are compounding the safety woes of the nation.

Jemila additionally disclosed that among the international locations who share a border with Nigeria, haven’t any armoury. She mentioned;

“Part 9 (1) suggests a further perform of proposing a seized weapons and arms be utilized by safety companies; I believe we are able to have a look at the provisions of the worldwide conference on the difficulty of how the arms ought to be used when seized.”

“Different sections have been addressed by our colleagues, so I’m positive their displays have been submitted. I need to contribute to the approaching seminar on the operation of arms to be organised by the home of representatives.

“I used to be in cost as a member of the struggle towards Boko Haram and I can let you know categorically right here, I stand to be corrected, that a few of these international locations that we have now borders with haven’t any armoury.

“They don’t have armoury. So most of their arms which can be being donated by – I don’t need to be particular – the developed international locations within the title of aiding us are compounding our issues in Nigeria since you discover out that every common Chadian soldier has 20 to 30 arms beneath his mattress. When he’s broke, he brings it out and sells it for $30, $20. I’m right here, I’m standing right here, and I’m saying it.

“Since we’re going to collaborate with ECOWAS and different international locations which can be donating such arms to those international locations, I believe we must always insist that they need to both enact legal guidelines to control the dealing with of those arms and ammunition or construct an armoury for these international locations or else we won’t see peace.”