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The Chief Of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, stated that the military is on the path to becoming a superpower in the production of military equipment in a few years

“Sometimes we gain traction and then it goes down, but now, with the signing of the DICON Bill, we are going to make sure it is sustainable. People are interested, people are coming in, we are having a lot of partners going into it and I can assure you that in a few years, Nigeria too will be a superpower in producing its own equipment.” the CDS said.

He noted that the military used to produce some of its weapons at the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) but that slowed down over the years.

In spite of the drawback, General Musa expressed optimism at the resumption of production of military equipment saying the Nigerian military is now making the small calibre of weapons directly.

He said, “We used to assemble guns from DICON but it stopped, that is being restored now. We produce our own ammunition now. Directly we do that for small calibre 7.62mm, we do that and 9mm, we also do that.

“We want to do the 5.6 and then go to the higher calibres from 12.7 and above. So those are the things we are working on. You know, the funny thing is that the Nigerian DICON started 60 years last year, the same time as Brazil’s. Brazil is producing unmanned aircraft and unmanned submarines, they have gone very far, and we want to achieve that.”

General Musa said that the production of military equipment locally will help create employment for the youths and as well improve the country’s foreign exchange.

He added that local production of equipment will enable the Nigerian military sell to the neighbouring countries and raise funds for the military.

With the Federal High Court Abuja proscribing the Lakurawa sect on Friday, and classifying it as a terrorist organization, the Chief of Defence Staff said this has given the military ”legal backing” to actively eradicate them.

He said that some foreign purchased weapons like the Super Tucano have restrictions where it can be used, but with the proscription of the group as terrorists, such weapons can now be used against them.
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Nigeria firepower ranking has actually improved to 31st..

God bless Nigeria

You think military equipment is fabricated with metals and dictators alone. Assembling a device from other inventions that can be put to sanction by the originating countries is by far not a means of being self-reliant.

You have to start inventing something, even if it's a copy.

General Musa is a rear General, different from pervious Military chiefs. The man shows lots of things I've never seen in Nigerian military. The only good thing about Tinubu's government. He must make sure that he get rid of useless Generals before he leaves, he deserves extension to be honest. He must return soldiers not in battle back to barracks for training instead of them roaming our highway getting disrespected or doing gate man for politicians.