Defence minister demands 50 APCs to flush out bandits

The Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, has asked for funding for an additional 50 Armored Personnel Carriers in the 2025 budget to combat banditry across the nation. The minister, represented by the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, at the budget defence session at the House of Representatives, also said the N50.44bn total allocation