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BOTH BLACK AND WHITE SOUTH AFRICAN MERCENARIES ARE FACING ARREST ON THEIR WAY BACK HOME.

[b] JOHANNESBURG ( AA) – South African
mercenaries fighting the Boko Haram militant
group in Nigeria could face arrest when they
return home, experts have warned.
“What they are doing is illegal under South
African law,” Jakkie Cilliers, executive director of
the Institute for Security Studies, told The
Anadolu Agency on Friday.
He said South Africa’s Foreign Military
Assistance Act prohibited South African citizens
from engaging in combat activities abroad.
“The reason why Nigeria employed these South
Africans is because they were successful in
fighting in Angola against UNITA and in Sierra
Leone against the RUF,” he said in reference to
two African rebel groups.
Cilliers said that most of the mercenaries had
previously served in the South African Defense
Force during the apartheid era.
“There are both black and white mercenaries,” he
said when asked by AA about the mercenaries’
backgrounds.
The media has reported that hundreds of
mercenaries from South Africa and other
countries were fighting alongside Nigerian forces
against Boko Haram militants.
The reports, some of which quoted senior
regional officials in West Africa, claimed that the
mercenaries – with the use of attack helicopters
and armored personnel carriers – were currently
fighting to retake towns and villages captured by
the militant group.
Recent media reports have also quoted South
African Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-
Nqakula as saying that South Africans helping
the Nigerian army against Boko Haram should
we arrested upon their return home.

-Denial-

Asked if he thought that the mercenaries’
activities could put South Africans at risk of
attacks by militant groups, Cilliers said, “I don’t
think so.”
“The government has strongly condemned them;
they are there on their own,” he said.
Meanwhile, the South African National Defense
Force (SANDF) reiterated on Friday that it did
not have any troops in West Africa.
“The South African government has not sent
anybody to Nigeria. There are no South African
troops anywhere in West Africa,” SANDF Head of
Communications Siphiwe Dlamni told AA.
“These people [mercenaries] are not our
responsibility. We deal with uniformed people in
the SANDF,” he said.
Dlamni added that they would be prosecuted if
they were found to have broken any South
African laws.
In the past, former South African soldiers who
had served under the country’s former apartheid
regime have been accused of working as
mercenaries in different parts of the world.
Earlier Friday, the Nigerian authorities denied
reports that mercenaries were helping army
troops in their fight against Boko Haram.
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The South African mercenaries


http://www.snipview.com/q/South_African_mercenaries

rka1:
http://news.yahoo.com/foreigners-train-nigerian-troops-final-onslaught-hits-boko-150912277.html

[b]
LONDON (Reuters) - Foreign private security personnel from South Africa, Russia and South Korea are on the ground in northeast Nigeria to train Nigerian troops and are not engaged in frontline combat against Boko Haram, the government said on Tuesday.

According to security and diplomatic sources, Nigeria has brought in hundreds of mercenaries to give its offensive against the Islamist militant group a shot in the arm ahead of the March 28 presidential elections.

But government spokesman Mike Omeri said foreigners on the ground were only engaged in training Nigerian troops.

"There are trainers on the ground to assist in the handling of equipment," Omeri told Reuters on the sidelines of a news conference in London. "They simulate, they teach. These are the things they do."

Asked if they were directly involved in fighting, he said: "I am not aware of that."

Africa's most populous nation and top energy producer has been plagued by the Boko Haram insurgency since 2009, when insurgents intensified efforts to establish an Islamic caliphate in the northeastern Borno state.

However, this year Nigeria and its neighbors have launched a series of offensives to recapture territory, turning the tide against Boko Haram in the run-up to the hotly contested presidential poll.

Omeri would not confirm how many foreigners were involved but said they had come from the same countries that had provided military equipment. He cited South Africa, Russia and South Korea.

"Acquisition of recruitment and military hardware is done through a number of processes. There are government-to-government exchanges and there are those who also come through contractors," he said.

The contractors' stay in Nigeria would end when local troops had become proficient at handling the equipment, he added.

"This is training on site and maybe this is why the people on the ground have been described as mercenaries."

He declined to predict how long it would take for the military to regain full control.

"We have started the final onslaught," he said. "This is the road to the finish and we are on it already."

(Reporting by Karin Strohecker; Editing by Giles Elgood)[/b]

The last people we should listen to are Nigerian government personnel. We know the truth and we can never be deviated from it.

agaugust:
How many SANDF men fired R4 rifle in C.A.R Bangui? You had about 300 men and the special forces refused to fire a single shot, they were the fastest to escape to the airport while your confused Paratroops ran from behind sticking out their tongues like water lapping dogs escaping from Seleka Bush hunters
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R4 has been fired in Angola, Namibia, Lesotho, DRC, Burundi, CAR, etc.

DieVluit:
It is in fact Nigeria that cannot afford much. Like @Msauza and I were discussing earlier, the current purchases are forced and haphazard. They aren't really in line with a planned budget. Hence the pain below. Nigeria is simply studying during the exam right now because the neglected their studies all semester.

http://www.ventures-africa.com/2015/03/nigeria-orders-30-salary-cut-for-government-officials/

VENTURES AFRICA – Pressed by oil price fall in the last year, Nigeria has sought out extensive austerity measures to curb the adverse effects of lower oil revenues in the coming years by hiking taxes and cutting spend. The latest of these austerity moves, however, is targeted at slashing the spend of the ruling elite, as President Goodluck Jonathan orders a 30 percent cut to government officials’ welfare packages.

The cut will affect the President himself, his ministerial appointees, and head of government agencies and parastatals. “Political office holders’ salaries are being cut by between 20-30 per cent, ranging from permanent secretaries, directors’ general and so on all the way to ministers,” said Dr. Bright Okogu, who spoke to The Guardian newspaper over the weekend. “This, however, does not amount to very much, but the purpose is to show the commitment of this administration that if they want to make adjustment, they want to do it and lead by.”

The successful implementation, however, might be stalled by ‘due process’. “there is a new twist over the pay cut initiative by the President yesterday as a dependable source at the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMFAC) told The Guardian that the President lacks the power to implement a pay cut unilaterally without the Commission’s approval,” read The Guardian report.

Former Nigerian president, the late Umaru Musa Y’Ardua, had previously attempted to ply such route in the face of a similar oil crisis just after assuming leadership in 2007. His strides were delayed by bureaucratic protocols, and eventually never materialised.

Nigeria’s fate as an economic table-topper had been put in jeopardy over the last year as its cash cow, oil, has lost more than 50 percent in price value, falling to an all-time low of $43 per barrel in January, 2015. Though it has longed picked up momentum to stabilize around $55 a barrel in recent weeks. This has put a strain on the country’s revenue inflow, forcing the government to twice review its budget benchmark, which is hinged on the global price of oil, downwards.

Its Finance Ministry, headed by renowned economist, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, had hinted in February that Nigerians may be required to pay more in taxes, as effect of oil price fall hit hard. Odilim Enweagabra, a Nigerian development economist and social commentator, has even canvassed the need to return to the era of tolled highways in a bid to soften the burden on the government.

Locals though will feel much more willing to accept a tougher policies going forward should they perceive the government as willing to share in a similar plight.

SA has 3× more revenues than Nigeria, but is considered to be poor by Henry. This is utter hypocrisy indeed.

asuoka:
am sorry abt my choice of words....pls forgive me

You are forgiven and forgive me also for using such an offensive word. May the grace of God bless you and bless you in Jesus name, say Amen.

asuoka:
which of ur family is from nigeria
your dad or mum...
or ur just claiming and what tribe
and most importantly we don't bloody care who you see urself as...
A proud Nigerian will not look down on his country...
take from me as a fact...what can SA offer you...been a nigerian makes me proud every day...i have not regret joining the Nigerian Army even when i had the chance to go to west point...
pls stop calling yourself a nigerian cause ur not one of us...our blood dont run in your vein

My dad, However he and his family arrived in SA when he was only 9 years old, My mom is of Zulu/Sotho tribe. I am an Igbo and I visit Enugu twice a year and sometimes only once, since most of my cousins have now relocated to SA.

asuoka:
then i can see u were as a result of too much self juicing.....ur facts are baseless and very inaccurate..

have you ever been to Nigeria

Yep I am a Nigerian/SA but I see myself more as a South African.

NIGERIA ONLY BOUGHT FEW REVA V AND THAT WAS AND AMBULANCE VERSION. THEY NEVER BOUGHT THE NEW REVA MK V.


NOT THE ONE BELOW.

NIGERIAS REVAIII

agaugust:
Nigeria owned the same REVA MRAPs that your phantom mercenaries drove in Maiduguri, and same Nigerian army was in that same column with the PMC guys.....same type of REVA MRAP....Mumu

The PMC guys are NOT South Africans.....and South African mercenaries DO NOT own any REVA MRAP....show us proof of photos

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Bwahahahaha… Do you call these men phantoms?

The world does not think so.

Don't believe everything that your government tells you. I know you will believe if your government can tell you that Jonathan was once dead and was raised from the dead.

agaugust:
When did Nigeria buy this REVA MRAP ?
.

Dummy, Remember when that former SA special force started establishing a mercenary company in your country with headquarters in Lagos, he started giving advices to your military concerning their procurements et al. He paved the way for the number of SA mercenaries who would later be transported to Nigeria.

Have you even asked yourself why your money that was meant to buy weapons is still languishing in SA?

agaugust:
Actually, we turned a few of them to casual labour mechanics, that's the best offer they qualify for here in Nigeria, basic mechanics.

Russia has more mercenaries than South Africa after Mujahedin war in Afghanistan.

Most of the ex-SADF are now aged between 50 to 70 years for those still alive, they have passed their prime. Many of the ones alive are sick, disbaled and on wheel chair or poor health and cannot go to war again for ever.

The whole SADF army in Bush war that has experience was only 4,000 men. A lot of them died or got disabled in battle. Most of the 4,000 SADF troops were just regulars, not special forces of any kind.

So where did you get 10,000 South African mercenaries all ex-soldiers with war experience?

Citation needed
.

You are in fact only disgracing yourself by ever reducing SA mercenaries to mechanics, the world does not believe your propaganda. The world knows the history of LEON LOTZ, a mentor and military adviser. The wife and son told the world the truth.



http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/sa-mercenaries-in-nigeria-apartheid-era-veterans-still-finding-work/


YOU WILL NOT FOOL THE WORLD. Nigeria will no way ever import mechanic only to be paid more twice the salary of Jonathan. Man stop making a fool of yourself.


Leon Lots with the wife and son.

agaugust:
Only SA drives REVA MRAP?

Could you show us photo of South African mercenaries in Iraq driving REVA MRAPs?

There are many REVA MRAP users around the world, see one below, security forces of Yemen.

Nigeria has South African ex-soldiers turned into casual mechanics and electricians, that's the only job we use your white-heads to do
.

A Reva was first seen driven by SA mercenaries in Iraq and they made it famous and then followed American special forces and so on, dummy. In fact, a Reva was marketed to the world by SA mercenaries.

asuoka:
Bro when I was addressing u did I call u a "dummy"

Am sure ur father regretted not using condom when he meet ur mother to have you..


Wasted sperm

I called you a dummy because a dummy will ask you one question over another even if he sees he was misinformed. A dummy will always try to make people look at "wrong" as if is "right". A dummy never gives up and will always draw people to his level and defeat them to that area.

MOST OF SOUTH AFRICAN MERCENARIES ARE WORKING FOR BLACKWATER MORE THAN AMERICANS THEMSELVES. FACT!!!!

agaugust:
The best mercenary team in Iraq is actually American NOT South African

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/prince-of-mercenaries-who-wreaked-havoc-in-iraq-turns-up-in-somalia-2191270.html
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YOU ARE A LIAR, SA HAD OVER 10 000 MERCENARIES AND THE MOST HIGHLY PAID IN IRAQ, JUST MORE THAN ANY COUNTRY THAT PARTICIPATED IN IRAQ. SA MERCENARIES ARE EVEN RESPECTED BY US SPECIAL FORCES.


HAVE YOU EVER EVEN ASKED YOURSELF WHY NIGERIA LITERALLY CRAWLED TO THEM TO ASKED FOR HELP?

agaugust:
Your own South African Defenceweb does not agree with you.

Anyway, still your R4 remains inferior to our Beryl
.

So our official military website which supersede Defence web say is 500m. thus,

R4 effective range is 500m and will even kill you at 600m range.

DieVluit:
Nigeria's procurement programme today is like studying DURING the exam.

Their military budget is not even what it appears to be, It is made to be like that because they are currently in war. The military budget of SA during the bush war was way over $10 billion.

DieVluit:
In fact, Nigeria is only known to have bought the Reva II. Those in the picture are Reva IIIs, which can only mean one thing - they are in Nigeria because of the South Africans.

Yep, as it could be seen below:

asuoka:
So bro...they r SA...r only SA white in this world

Hope u knw we deal directly with russia and china too

Bro you asked for a picture of mercenaries and I provided you with one. Those are South African mercenaries, they have been using the same REVAs in Iraq and they patronise them so much. It could be that they recommended your government to acquire about 30 of them, dummy.

For your indulgence to see how SA mercenaries are being widely used against Boko Haram at an exorbitant costs. One mercenary cost $1000-1500 a day.

Stop feeding people with lies, that is Nigeria in Maiduguri, dummy.


This is to expose a bloody Lier in Iterator.

Just like equitorial guinea, Nigeria acquired 30 Reva III and only three Reva MK v to be used as Ambulances.

Your patriotic vigour overshadowed the reality, So retract your statement and apologise to the people you have told lies.


https://beegeagle./2015/03/14/commandos-of-the-nigerian-armys-elite-72-strike-force-and-reva-mraps-on-field-operations-in-borno/

Henry120:
You conveniently stuck that so as to deny culpablity when called out. Not quite smart enough.

No, the R5 isn't in service with no special forces. Your special forces roundly routed in the CAR all had the obsolete R4 rifles.

One grainy image proves nothing. The grainy image shows a soldier holding an R4 DMR.

R5s had been in service with SADF long before your mother dropped your head on the ground. R4, R5 and R6 are all the same, the only difference is the barrel length, dummy.

Perhaps, you mistaken everything with the new R4 as shown below. However, it will be in service from next year, special forces have started acquiring it already. It is far better than beryl.


http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/R5_assault_rifle

agaugust:
Nope , not U-13.

Nigeria has hosted TWO FIFA world cups. South Africa hosted only one. Deal with it

both world cup events you hosted can never be put on the same level with the kind of World Cup, SA hosted dummy. You have never hosted the real FIFA world cup, so stop making a mockery of yourself. YOU DONT HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO HOST THE REAL FIFA WORLD CUP.

agaugust:
Nigeria has hosted two FIFA world cups. Google is free of charge
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NIGERIA HAS NEVER HOSTED THE REAL FIFA WORLD CUP, ONLY WHAT SEEMS TO BE WORLD CUPS.

asuoka:
Pls show me a pic or video...showing mercenaries fighting for us and ill keep quiet forever...even the pix and videos released by foreign media nvr showed mercs fighting for us..


I think SA folks r angry with us for something show ur grieviances...let us nw...cause as at nw..u have not point against us...

U come here to discredit our military...what rivalry do u have with us cause the world recognize us more than u folks..

Haba...we r brothers...we look out for each other...and now ur coming here to spit on our faces...

This is really bad

For your indulgence

agaugust:
R4 rifle effective range is only 450 m, Beryl is 600 m.

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6250:fact-file-r4-assault-rifle&catid=79:fact-files&Itemid=159

http://en.fabrykabroni.pl/?d=111

Stop posting false data here dude !

Nigerian infantry will k.ill SANDF troops and save them the trouble of dying slowly from HIV.

We wipe your riflemen out from safe distance you wont even see us

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address the scourge of HIV in Enugu and port Harcourt first and then you can start pointing your dirty fingers at SA.

jln115:
Did i say we have all these rifles in service?
And the R5 is in service with the special force and all SAP officers have a R5 in their patrol car as a backup firearm.

1.Special Forces operative with R5, note the scope on the R5

Armour corps are also using R5s.

agaugust:
Half-illiterate Soweto school drop-out

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_FIFA_U-17_World_Cup

http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/nigeria1999/

U-17 world cup is not equivalent to the teal FIFA WORLD CUP event. We always get the lions share.

Henry120:
R4 a copy of a copy = obsolete

R5 = you don't have it in service, neither can the SANDF afford EO TECH scope.

3. CR-21 = failed concept, you also don't have it.

4. Truvelo Raptor = now, you're day dreaming.

R4 and R5 have been in service for over 30 years now so stop dreaming.

agaugust:
South African military needs to help itself first, you have over 30 battalions of half dead soldiers struggling with HIV in their blood. Save yourselves first
.

Bwahahaha… HIV is Africa's problem which Nigeria is part of. Enugu has high number of people living with HIV including the soldiers and the worst of all is that they do not even receive free treatment from the government.