Babachir Lawal, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, has claimed that bandits and terrorists in Nigeria have more advanced weapons and resources than the Nigerian military.

During an appearance on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Monday, he stated that insurgent groups benefit from substantial funding and logistical support, allowing them to carry out deadly attacks on civilians and military personnel.

He voiced concern over their progress in tactics and technology, including the use of drones to target military installations.

According to him, “The resources at their disposal are so enormous that most of the time, they are better armed than the soldiers.

"What they are yet to acquire now are helicopters and b@mbs, but we already hear of them using drones.” Lawal, who served under former President Muhammadu Buhari, questioned how untrained militants could access such weapons and equipment without backing from influential sponsors.

“If it’s just a primitive, uneducated, bush-living Fulani man, how does he get the knowledge? Somebody somewhere must be funding them. If people don’t call out their own when they commit violence, then they share responsibility,” he said.

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