Posted by Samuel on Fri 25th Oct, 2024 - tori.ng
Sani said with the stringent rules that come with buying weapons from Russia, China, and the United States, Nigeria should start developing its own weapons.
On Friday, Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna Central Senator, charged the Nigerian Armed Forces to start developing weapons to confront terrorism and banditry.
Sani said with the stringent rules that come with buying weapons from Russia, China, and the United States, Nigeria should start developing its own weapons.
Posting on X, Sani wrote: “Nigeria is fighting terrorism and banditry on different fronts. Weapons and ammunition are needed to combat them.
“If it buys cheaper Aircraft or weapons from Russia or China, the US will be angry.
“If it buys the expensive ones from the US, it will come with stringent conditions, limitations and restrictions that ties the hands of our forces fighting terrorism, and everything looks like a hiring service.Time to develop our weapons to fight our battles.”