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Nigeria Drafts In Foreign Mercenaries To Take On Boko Haram by dustydee: 3:52pm On Mar 12, 2015 |
JOHANNESBURG/DAKAR (Reuters) - Nigeria has brought in hundreds of mercenaries from South Africa and the former Soviet Union to give its offensive against Boko Haram a shot in the arm before a March 28 election, according to regional security, defence and diplomatic sources. Source: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/nigeria-drafts-foreign-mercenaries-boko-haram-092619225.html#8ayZmz3 |
Re: Nigeria Drafts In Foreign Mercenaries To Take On Boko Haram by F22RAPTOR(m): 4:01pm On Mar 12, 2015 |
More like the Expendables,; no qualms if they'll boost the chances of the NA clearing the bh scum completely. |
Re: Nigeria Drafts In Foreign Mercenaries To Take On Boko Haram by atlwireles: 4:04pm On Mar 12, 2015 |
President Jonathan hit back at criticisms that foreign troops aren’t being allowed to push into Boko Haram strongholds deep in Nigerian territory. He said Cameroon previously denied Nigeria permission to pursue Boko Haram into its territory, and added that restrictions on foreign troops were matters of coordination. “I think the idea is that — look, for any major aggression, we should know. Where possible, let some Nigerian soldiers also be with you,” the president said. He also said that foreign technicians are present in the northeast to teach Nigerian troops on how to use their new weapons, since there wasn’t time to train the troops before they deployed. “So we now have this technical people who are trainers and technicians, who are to train our people on how to use them, and technicians that help the maintenance, at the same time training our people how to maintain this equipment,” Jonathan said.He said two unnamed companies were involved in the training but declined to offer nationalities or numbers of the trainers. Jonathan dismissed the suggestion that Boko Haram’s insurgency has come to define his time in office. “Yes,it’s a major security issue, it’s the number one security issue we have as a nation. But definitely you cannot define us by Boko Haram,” he said. As the multinational offensive continues,Jonathan predicted that the northeastern states of Yobe and Adamawa would be cleared of Boko Haram territory before the middle of next week. He said he hopes neighboring Borno State, where the group started, will be cleared in the next three weeks. But Jonathan said he expects Boko Haram to continue bombing markets and bus stops. He says the government’s strategy is to improve intelligence gathering as well as job and educational prospects in the northeast as a long-term strategy to destroy the group. Buhari praises troops His main opponent, General Muhammadu Buhari, told VOA last week he is not surprised that Nigerian soldiers have started to push Boko Haram out of areas the militants had captured.Buhari said that in the past the soldiers weren’t properly armed and weren’t properly motivated to fight. The joint operations with Chad, Niger and Cameroon forced the government to get more sophisticated weapons to the troops,Buhari said. He also paid tribute to Nigerian soldiers, who,he said, have been known for gallantry in past international peacekeeping operations all over the world and promised them a better deal if he takes over the presidency. http://m.voanews.com/a/nigerias-president-says-boko-haram-trained-with-islamic-state/2676217.html#hash=relatedInfoContainer |
Re: Nigeria Drafts In Foreign Mercenaries To Take On Boko Haram by Nobody: 4:11pm On Mar 12, 2015 |
It's a welcome development even though I highly doubt the credibility of the news. One thing for a fact is the Nigeria military still has it's own pride. And I don't ever think they will succumb to the idea of a foreign army-mercenary fighting it's very own war. It's bad reputation and shameful. |
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