The Ministry of Defence has said that it has not been involved in the procurement of arms for the military for years now because the task was transferred to the Military Services Department.

The permanent secretary in the ministry, Aliyu Ismaila, after leading top officials of the ministry to brief President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday, noted that the ministry has been disengaged from playing a role in arms procurement for some years now.

“Definitely, the ministry was involved in the procurement of arms sometime but in recent years, the responsibility was shifted to the services department”, the permanent secretary explained.

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