350M ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION NEEDED ANNUALLY FOR SECURITY, SAYS DEFENCE MINISTER
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Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, stated yesterday that the Nigerian Armed Forces, paramilitary units, and police require 350 million rounds of ammunition annually for effective operations.
The minister emphasized the importance of self-sufficiency in defense production during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Abuja for the establishment of a weapon production plant.
The MoU was signed between the Ministry of Defence and two agencies: the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) and the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI).
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The event was attended by Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa, along with service chiefs and heads of security agencies.
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