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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the purchase of military hardware worth $1billion for the Nigerian Armed Forces.
The President gave the approval on Wednesday during a meeting with the Minister of Defence, Brigadier General Mansur Dan-Ali (rtd), and the service chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Mr Dan-Ali told newsmen after the meeting that the money was the same approved by the state governors to be withdrawn from the Excess Crude Account to fight insurgency in the country.
He said they also discussed the sexurity situation across the country as well as the release of Leah Sharibu, the last of the Dapchi schoolgirls still in Boko Haram captivity.
Others at the meeting include the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonosakin, and the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai.
Also present are Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, and the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris.