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All Boko Haram suspects escaped from Kuje prison –Magashi

Ihesiulo Grace 6 July 2022 0

The Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, on Wednesday, said the 64 Boko Haram suspects in Kuje Correctional Facility are missing. Magashi disclosed this during a press conference at the facility in Abuja. Unknown gunmen had attacked the prison with explosives on Tuesday night. But Magashi said

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Why bandits haven’t been declared terrorists — Defence minister

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2021 0

The Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), has said that the need to follow due process was responsible for the delay in declaring bandits as terrorists. Magashi, who stated this on Friday, in Maiduguri, while fielding questions from newsmen, added that there was a procedure that needed to be observed before such a […]

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Bandits becoming nuisance, will be dealt with urgently – Defence Minister, Magashi

Ihesiulo Grace 8 September 2021 0

The Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, has said bandits operating in the northwest are becoming a nuisance. Magashi made the remark while hinting at the urgency to deal with bandits. He made this public after President Muhammadu Buhari met with security chiefs at the State House on Tuesday. Addressing reporters, the minister said the insecurity […]

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We are short of manpower, funding – Defence Minister

Ihesiulo Grace 4 June 2020 0

The Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, has revealed that the armed forces currently lack adequate manpower and funding to prosecute the terror war. Magasi, while briefing State House Correspondents after the virtual Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, said this was part of the ministry’s presentation at the FEC meeting. Lagos

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Insecurity: Military understaffed, underfunded – Defence minister

Ihesiulo Grace 4 June 2020 0

The Minister of Defence, Maj-Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), on Wednesday, said the nation’s military is understaffed and underfunded to tackle the various security challenges facing the country. Magashi stated this when he briefed journalists after Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, disclosing that he made a presentation at the meeting on the security