Nigeria needs N826billion annually to combat insecurity — Military On By Tordue Salem The Nigerian Defence Headquarters, Monday, said that at least $2 billion dollars (about N826 billion), would be needed yearly, to tackle the worsening insecurity in the country. Director of Production, Defence Headquarters, Air Vice Marshall M. A. Yakubu, who made the disclosure during the public hearing on the Armed Forces Support Trust Fund Bill said even the sources of funding which the Bill prescribes were insufficient to address the problem. The public hearing was organized by the House of Representatives Committee on Defence. The Bill seeks to improve the software, hardware and training for the Armed Forces of Nigeria. Yakubu said the projection for the funding for the Bill is about N100 billion per year. This, he said, was still inadequate even if it is eventually achieved when the Bill becomes law.