Counterinsurgency: $1bn Funds Released To MoD, Not Military, Buratai Alleges
Former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai (Rtd) has pushed back on claims that the $1 billion approved by the National Economic Council (NEC) in 2019 for defence procurement was released to the Military. Specifically, the former Army Chief alleged that the funds were released to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) which, according... The post Counterinsurgency: $1bn Funds Released To MoD, Not Military, Buratai Alleges appeared first on New Telegraph .
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Former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai (Rtd) has pushed back on claims that the $1 billion approved by the National Economic Council (NEC) in 2019 for defence procurement was released to the Military. Specifically, the former Army Chief alleged that the funds were released to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) which, according...
The post Counterinsurgency: $1bn Funds Released To MoD, Not Military, Buratai Alleges appeared first on New Telegraph.
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- October 12, 2026
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- Emmanuel Onani
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