I was quoted out of context - NSA,Monguno

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The office of the National Security Adviser, on Friday denied that the funds for arms procurement went missing under the service of the former chiefs.

The BBC's had earlier reported that the NSA, Major general Babagana Monguno,hinted at the missing funds during an interview.

The General reportedly said in Hausa  "no one knows what happened to the money, but by Gods grace the president will investigate on where it went or where the goods went"

But the ONSA said his comments had been quoted out of context "as he did not categorically say that funds ment for arms were missing under the Former service Chiefs as reported by some media outlets from the BBC's interview"

Instead,the ONSA statement said, Monguno had "only reiterated the FG's commitment to deal decisively with insecurity and stated President Muhammadu Buhari's continued commitment to provide all the necessary support to the Armed Forces including the provision of arms and equipment.

The statement stressed the fact that the NSA had "clearly informed the BBC reporter that Mr President has provided enormous resources for arms procurement, but the orders are either inadequate or her to be delivered and that did not imply that the funds were misappropriated under the former service Chiefs.

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