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Buratai denied handling $1 billion in defense funds, said the defense ministry that controls procurement

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai (retd.), denied having direct access to $1 billion in funds approved for defense procurement during his tenure, and insisted that the funds were managed by the Ministry of Defence. Buratai made the clarification on Monday at a conference organized by the Defense Correspondents Association of Nigeria in Abuja, where he rejected …