A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, Enough is Enough, and BudgIT) had called for the probing of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) over the funding of the war against terrorism and other crimes in the country. The CSOs alleged the army had not made commensurate achievement in the fight in line with the huge fund the federal government allocated to the fight.
The COAS, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, however, explained that some of the allocated funds has yet to be cash backed and that it had not reached the army. Usman said the Nigerian branch of AI that has hitherto been well respected has deviated from the core values, principles and objectives of the original parent body in the United Kingdom.
