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Lagbaja spoke in Ibadan during an interactive session with media executives, as part of activities to mark the 2023 Nigerian Army Day Celebration and its 160th anniversary.Meanwhile, former army chiefs had called for more funding for the military to purchase weapons to fight insecurity.“We no longer rely on 1970 or 1980 equipment to fight the battle of 2023,” Lagbaja said.
He expressed concern that pipeline vandalism and oil theft in the Niger-Delta have affected the country’s revenue generation, saying urgent steps must be taken to curb the situation.
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