Broke Chadian Soldiers Selling Guns for 20 Dollars – Nigerian Navy

In what can be termed as a big revelation, the Nigerian Navy has accused soldiers in the Chadian army of illegal sale of arms. A representative of the Chief of Naval Staff, Commodore Jemila Abubakar, made the allegation when she represented Awwal Gambo at a public hearing organised by the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence on the consideration of four security bills, Daily Trust reports.

The Nigerian Navy has accused soldiers in the Chadian Army of illegal sale of arms. According to him, weapons donated by developed countries to neighbouring nations are compounding the security woes of Nigeria.

Commodore Abubakar said “I was in charge as a member of the fight against Boko Haram and I can tell you categorically here, I stand to be corrected, that some of these countries that we have borders with have no armoury. “They do not have armoury. So most of their arms that are being donated by – I don’t want to be specific – the developed countries in the name of assisting us are compounding our problems in Nigeria because you find out that each average Chadian soldier has 20 to 30 arms underneath his bed. When he is broke, he brings it out and sells it for $30, $20. I am here, I am standing here, and I am saying it.”

Meanwhile, the Chadian authorities are yet to react to the allegation.