Chief of Army Staff Lt-Gen Tukur Buratai to Probe Minimah over arms purchase

Lt-Gen Tukur Buratai who recently took over from Lt-Gen Kenneth Minimah has set up a panel of investigation over billions of dollars that were spent on the purchase of weapons and logistics that did not add up.

He set up the probe after making an inventory of army weaponry and discovering that there is a significant lesser weaponry than what should be available for the fight against Boko Haram.

The panel is head by a Brigadier General, three lieutenant Colonels and for Colonels as members to check all weaponry and logistics bought for Nigerian Army from 2010 to 2015.