Nigeria Will Be Superpower In Military Equipment Production In Few Years – CDS

General Christopher Musa, the head of the military, was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, who stated that the military is on the verge of achieving a world-class level in terms of military equipment production.

“Sometimes we gain traction and then it goes down, but now, with the signing of the DICON Bill, we are going to make sure it is sustainable. We are having a lot of partners in place, and I can assure you that in a few years, Nigeria will become a superpower in producing its own equipment. People are interested, people are coming in, and we are having a lot of partners going into it. the CDS said.

He noted that the Defense Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), which the military operated with some of its weapons, has since stopped, but that has since stopped.

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General Musa expressed optimism about the return of military equipment production, claiming that the Nigerian military is now directly producing the small-number of weapons.

He said, “We used to assemble guns from DICON but it stopped, that is being restored now. Right now, we make our own ammunition. Directly we do that for small calibre 7.62mm, we do that and 9mm, we also do that.

” We want to do the 5.6 and then go to the higher calibres from 12.7 and above. We are currently working on those issues. You know, the funny thing is that the Nigerian DICON started 60 years last year, the same time as Brazil’s. Brazil is producing unmanned aircraft and unmanned submarines, they have gone very far, and we want to achieve that. “

General Musa claimed that local production of military equipment will boost the country’s youth employment and boost foreign exchange.

He added that the local production of weapons will raise funds for the military and enable the Nigerian military to sell to neighbouring nations.

The Chief of Defence Staff claimed that the military now has the legal backing to “actively eradicate them” because the Federal High Court in Abuja officially decribed the Lakurawa sect on Friday and labeled it a terrorist organization.

Source: Channels TV