Arms Money Missing Under Buhari’s Govt – Munguno

Billions of naira earmarked for arms by the Muhammadu Buhari administration cannot be accounted for and the money is presumed missing, the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Munguno (rtd), has said.

Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa Service, he said that  a huge amount of money approved for purchase of weapons under President Muhammadu Buhari cannot be accounted for.

To corroborate his claim, he said that the new service chiefs on assumption of office could not find the arms that were supposed to have been purchased.

In the interview, Munguno said:

“It is not that we are not working to end the security challenge in the country. The president has done his own part and allocated huge amount of money to purchase weapons but they are yet to be here. We don’t know where they are.”

“I am not saying that the past Service Chiefs have diverted the money, but presently we don’t know where the (arms) money is,” he said of the service chiefs just rewarded as ambassadors by President Buhari.

Asked whether there would be an investigation, he said: “I am sure the President will investigate this. As I am talking to you now, even the Nigerian Governors’ Forum has started questioning where the money is. So I assure you that the President is not playing with anything that has to do with the people.

“I can’t say the money was stolen but we didn’t see anything and even the new Service Chiefs said they didn’t see the weapons. It is possible the weapons are on their way coming. Maybe from America, England and other places but as at now, I didn’t see anything and the Service Chiefs too didn’t see any weapons too.”

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