The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has hinted that local gun manufacturers will be meaningfully engaged to showcase their skills in the interest of the country.
Speaking when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Defence to defend the 2025 budget, he assured that once the Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) Bill is assented to by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the goal would be actualized.
The CDS pledged to boost the production of various weapons in Nigeria with DICON.
He said: “What we are doing again is that we have a number of local manufacturers of weapons. They have the talents, but they don’t have anywhere to showcase them. So, the tendency is that if they are not used positively, they will go, because they want to survive; they will go negatively. And that’s why, in some areas, we have identified people who produce very good weapons,…
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