FACT CHECK: How accurate are Buhari’s claims on Nigerian military’s firepower?

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the fighting power of Nigeria’s military increased significantly under his administration.

He said the country now ranks fourth in Africa as opposed to the seventh position it occupied in 2015 when he was elected president.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Buhari stated this at the Nigerian Army Trooping and Presentation of Colours Parade 2023 on Thursday in Abuja.