President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria has received new military assets from its allies which will be deployed to end the current security challenges in the country.
Nigeria has been battling Boko Haram insurgency in the North East since the past 12 years. The country is also bedeviled recently by banditry and kidnapping in the North Central region.
Speaking at the Passing Out Parade of 68 Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, Buhari said the country has introduced a new Landing Ship Tank early this year to replace the first set of naval ship tanks which were decommissioned by the Nigerian Navy.
“The introduction of the Landing Ship Tank is expected to bolster the Navy’s Sealift capability and promote our global maritime commerce,” he said.
“The action will also bolster peace and safety within the Gulf of Guinea and our maritime neighbourhood.”
