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N1tn Spent To Fight Insecurity In Six Months – Open Treasury
The Federal Government disbursed a total of N1.03tn to boost the fight against insecurity and terrorism between January and June 2024.
In the budget implementation report for the first half of 2024 obtained by our correspondent through Open Treasury, a website that monitors government spending, the amount represents a disbursement rate of 42.80 per cent from its appropriation of N2.41tn and a balance of N1.38tn.
Despite this spending, no fewer than 5,801 Nigerians were killed in terrorist attacks, and 4,348 citizens were abducted in the first seven months of