Bwala also identified poor leadership and coordination of the Defence Ministry as some of the factors responsible for the setback
By Kehinde Okeowo
Daniel Bwala, former aide to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has described as troubling the report that bandits have reportedly taken over a military training ground in Nigeria.
He made his feelings known on Wednesday via a post he shared on his verified X page.
TheNiche had earlier reported that
bandits allegedly seized control of the military training camp at Nagwamase military cantonment in Kontagora, Niger State.
According to the report, the development led to the displacement of approximately 23 communities in the surrounding area of the camp recognized as one of the largest military training grounds in the country.
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Reacting to the report, Bwala suggested that there seems to be capacity deficiency syndrome in the Ministry of Defence, adding that the minister in charge needs to sit up. .
He went on to identify poor leadership and coordination of the ministry as some of the factors responsible for the setback
He further noted that the incident happened despite President Bola Tinubu’s support for the fight against insecurity and banditry.
Speaking via his social media page,
Bwala tweeted: “If this story is true, then it is troubling. The president @officialABAT has been giving every support defence needs to fight insecurity, YET poor leadership coordination of the defence ministry is creating setbacks.
“The ministers of defence need to sit up, there seems to be a capacity deficiency syndrome there.”