Insecurity: Strengthen local arms production, Kalu charges defence sector

From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has charged Nigeria’s defence industry to deepen local capacity for building arms instead of relying on imports.
Kalu, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary ( CPS), Levinus Nwabughiogu, gave th charge, while speaking at tagged “Nigeria People’s Strategic Conference and Defence Exhibition 2026”, at the weekend, in Abuja.
The Deputy Speaker, who stated that Nigeria must end dependence on foreign arms and build a homegrown defence ecosystem that creates jobs and reduces vulnerabilities, also charged the financial sector to tighten its financial net against criminal and terrorist...