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Nigeria: Boko Haram - Nigerian Army Complains of Inadequate Funding
http://allafrica.com/stories/201405250156.htmlNigeria: Boko Haram - Nigerian Army Complains of Inadequate Funding
By Ben Ezeamalu, 23 May 2014
The Nigerian Army has attributed its inability to tackle the Boko Haram insurgency to dearth of funds.
Abdullahi Muraina disclosed this, Wednesday, at the opening of the 2014 training week of Nigerian Army Finance Corps for Warrant Officer/Senior Non-Commissioned Officers in Jaji, Kaduna State.
"Currently, budgetary allocation for the military is inadequate to meet the contemporary security challenges and also cater for the welfare of the Nigerian Army," said Mr. Muraina, a Major General and Nigerian Army's Chief of Account and Budget.
"The Nigerian Army is enmeshed in the bureaucratic bottlenecks for the funding approvals for military operations. This calls for a review as the increasing speed at which the effects of conflict appear in the operational environment will continue to challenge commanders.