Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Mohammed Abubakar, has dismissed claims by the House of Representatives that terrorists operating in the country possess superior weaponry compared to the Nigerian Armed Forces.

 

Speaking at a ministerial briefing in Abuja, the minister described the assertion as “absolutely not true,” insisting that the military is better equipped in terms of arms and technology.Nigerian home decor ideas

 

“Yesterday, the House of Representatives said that terrorists have better weapons than we do. That is absolutely not true. We have much more sophisticated equipment and drones,” he said.

He noted that the fight against terrorism in Nigeria is not a conventional war but a form of guerrilla warfare, which requires different tactical responses.

 

 

“This war is not a conventional one; it’s more like guerrilla warfare. They monitor us, they have informants within the communities we are trying to protect, and they strike unexpectedly. Our surveillance cannot cover every area at once, but that doesn’t mean they are better armed. We are more advanced in terms of equipment, and that’s why we’ve recorded successes,” he added.

His remarks followed concerns raised by lawmakers over a resurgence in terrorist attacks, particularly in the North-East. The House had cited a deadly ambush on a military facility in Giwa, Borno State, as possible evidence that insurgents might be better armed than government forces.

 

 

The lawmakers also expressed growing concern over the threat posed by Boko Haram and ISWAP, especially in Borno and Yobe states.

Responding to suggestions that terrorists might be using armed drones, Abubakar dismissed the notion, stating that what had been observed so far were improvised civilian drones.

 

He added that the government was intensifying intelligence gathering efforts and had made several arrests of arms traffickers in collaboration with the National Security Adviser.