Western
countries are said to have halted the selling of arms to the country
because of their principles, this was as a result of reports by the
international human rights groups that the Nigerian military was killing
without legal permit in the North-east.
On
Tuesday, Okonjo-Iweala while speaking with journalist in Girei, Adamawa
state said the country has taken delivery of military equipment to
arraign the war.
She
said, “New military equipment purchased by the government has arrived.
We are hopeful that the insurgency would soon be crushed. We are
investing heavily in the war against Boko Haram and we are hopeful it
will translate to victory”.
She
said the defeat of the Boko Haram militants in Konduga, Borno state by
the Nigerian soldiers is a testimony to the ability of the Nigerian
military, and that we need to support them.
Although
the source of the weapons for the Nigerian soldiers was not mentioned,
reports earlier has it that Nigeria was looking up to Russia for the
weapon supplies.
Aside
the western countries stalling on selling arms, the U.S. has also
reportedly blocked Nigeria’s move to purchase fighter jets from Israel.
An
attempt to get through a third party in South Africa was entangled in
the recent controversy as a private jet with $9.3million in cash was
detained by the South African authorities, who said Nigeria did not
follow the right and lawful process.
Although some argued that the battle for supremacy between both countries might have been the reason for this.
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