To combat insurgency and banditry across the nation, the federal government has stated its intention to increase military hardware and equipment production.

 

The military stated it was planning to change its method of action to include both kinetic and non-kinetic means when the statement was made on Saturday, September 30.

The Federal Government (FG) intended to restructure and expand the agency that manufactures weapons, according to Bello Matawalle, the Minister of State for Defense, who was speaking during a visit to the Defense Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) in Kaduna.

The Ministry of Defense said in a statement

“charged the staff and engineers of the Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) to improve on their performances as the federal government plans to revamp and scale up the industry to a full production capacity in the production of military equipment and hardware.”

 

Matawalle, urged the staff of the agency to show more dedication to duty.

“As the technical personnel of this promising industry, your professionalism and dedication to work are paramount in sustaining the vision and growth of this industry. We will ensure you get adequate funding to achieve this”, he said.

The minister also visited DICON’s special equipment factory, ballistic helmet production unit, and tailoring unit among others.