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Arms Deal: Nigeria Turns To Russia For Arms To Fight Boko Haram by ORAFA(m): 4:43pm On Dec 02, 2014 |
After several rejected appeals to the US and UK for weapons and helicopter gunships to fight Boko Haram, Nigeria has finally turned to Russia for urgent help. This is according to reports released on Monday by Damina Advicers, a global political risk consulting firm. The report says Russia is eager to increase its leverage over other major oil producers, and find new markets for its sanctioned local arms manufacturers. It says the Russian government has in recent weeks engaged in talks over a multi-billion dollar arms deal and technical advisory mission to help the Nigerian army defeat the insurgents. Meanwhile, the Nigerian government has ended a US government’s military training programme for Nigerian Army. The Nigerian government requested for the suspension of the programme less than a month after Washington said it refused to sell the country Cobra attack helicopters. “At the request of the Nigerian government, the United States will discontinue its training of a Nigerian Army battalion,” the US Embassy in the capital, Abuja, said in an e- mailed statement. The training programme was designed to help Nigeria battle the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram. Credit: Channels |
Re: Arms Deal: Nigeria Turns To Russia For Arms To Fight Boko Haram by kossyablaze(m): 4:44pm On Dec 02, 2014 |
I saw that coming. 3 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Arms Deal: Nigeria Turns To Russia For Arms To Fight Boko Haram by Nobody: 4:46pm On Dec 02, 2014 |
kossyablaze:frm an iroko tree |
Re: Arms Deal: Nigeria Turns To Russia For Arms To Fight Boko Haram by hopeforcharles(m): 4:50pm On Dec 02, 2014 |
Good riddance to Bad rubbish , who knows if America hand no dey for this insurgence wars self? anyway Nigeria should be ready for some bad belle pokes and manipulations from America, what a wicked and manipulative Country name America 1 Like |
Re: Arms Deal: Nigeria Turns To Russia For Arms To Fight Boko Haram by MzansiBeat: 5:06pm On Dec 02, 2014 |
Some Nigerians are really stupid hopeforcharles: |
Re: Arms Deal: Nigeria Turns To Russia For Arms To Fight Boko Haram by acenazt: 5:11pm On Dec 02, 2014 |
Russia All Tha Way. When Putin Talks,Obama Listens and Cameron Shuts Up 1 Like |
Re: Arms Deal: Nigeria Turns To Russia For Arms To Fight Boko Haram by hopeforcharles(m): 5:35pm On Dec 02, 2014 |
MzansiBeat: And Mzansibeat or whatever your name, (to me your name sound Ghanaish to me) if you are truly a Nigerian you would have been better informed about the attitude the Us is displaying towards our insurgence wars, i dont want to say anything negative to you, just mind your words. And by the way is there any country as manupulative as the Us? |
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