Update: Nigerian Navy distances itself from Senior Officer who accused Chadian soldiers of selling their guns when broke

The Nigerian Navy has distanced itself from a Senior Officer, Commodore Jamila Sadiq Abubakar who accused Chadian troopers of partaking in unlawful sale of arms.

Abubakar made the allegation whereas contributing to a invoice searching for to ascertain the Nationwide Fee Towards the Proliferation of Small Arms and Gentle Weapons.

In an announcement launched on Tuesday September 28, barely 24 hours after the general public listening to which was organized by the Home of Representatives Committee on Nationwide Safety and Intelligence, the spokesman of the Nigerian Navy, Suleman Dahun stated the view of the officer does not replicate the place of the Navy.

The Nigerian Navy additional said that it appreciates the indelible contributions of “our regional companions/neighbors within the battle towards small arms and light-weight weapon trafficking.”

The assertion learn;

“The Home of Consultant Committee on Nationwide Safety and Intelligence yesterday 27 September, 2021 held a public listening to on 4 Payments together with the Invoice for an Acts to ascertain the Nationwide Fee towards proliferation of small arms and light-weight weapons (HB 10). Throughout the listening to on this invoice, the representatives of the Nigerian Navy (NN) duly offered the place of the private feedback on the service on the proposed act however went forward to make some unauthorized, private feedback on the difficulty of trans-national trafficking of small arms and light-weight weapons.

“That is because it pertains to neighbors with which Nigeria maintains strong diplomatic safety relationships/collaboration, a private opinion that’s at variance with the particular person of the NN.

“The NN needs to categorically dissociate itself from the view of the senior officer. The NN appreciates the indelible contributions of our regional companions/Neighbors within the battle towards small arms and light-weight weapon trafficking.”