Nigerian Civil War Megathread

[jimmy olsen]

If Sudanese can afford them, Nigerians definitely can as well

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/global-arms-trade-africa-and-the-curse-of-the-ak47-472975.html

There is now thought to be one AK-47 for every family in southern Sudan,

[mongers]

If Sudanese can afford them, Nigerians definitely can as well

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/global-arms-trade-africa-and-the-curse-of-the-ak47-472975.html

There is now thought to be one AK-47 for every family in southern Sudan,

Tims solution to Africa's problems, "lets flood the place with cheap weapons, make sure every family has one" , I mean what could possibly go wrong.

[Agelastus]

If Sudanese can afford them, Nigerians definitely can as well

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/global-arms-trade-africa-and-the-curse-of-the-ak47-472975.html

There is now thought to be one AK-47 for every family in southern Sudan,

And how many decades of civil war and failed government did that take? Nigeria's not been a basket case for anywhere near as many years yet.

[Grinning_Colossus]

If Sudanese can afford them, Nigerians definitely can as well

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/global-arms-trade-africa-and-the-curse-of-the-ak47-472975.html

There is now thought to be one AK-47 for every family in southern Sudan,

That doesn't necessarily mean that every family has an AK-47, only that the number of families and the number of AK-47s are roughly equal.

[jimmy olsen]

Really nice story about women who have escaped Boko Haram and found a western education.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/escape-from-boko-haram-180956333/

[jimmy olsen]

Some of the kidnapped girls from 2014 are being used as suicise bombers.

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/missing-nigeria-schoolgirls/surrendered-suicide-bomber-says-she-missing-chibok-girl-n546116

[jimmy olsen]

Some good news.

https://guardian.ng/news/army-kill-boko-haram-leader-rescue-nine-children/

News  |  Nigeria  |  National 
Army kill Boko Haram leader, rescue nine children

By Segun Olaniyi (Abuja) Njadvara Musa (Maiduguri)     |   13 June 2017   |   4:40 am

Troops of the 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade of the Nigerian Army yesterday killed the leader of Boko Haram, Abu Nazir, at Jarawa village in Borno State. The soldiers of Operation Lafiya Dole, supported by some members of the Civilian JTF, also rescued nine abducted children who were undergoing training at a camp near the village.

A statement by Army Spokesman, Brig. Gen Sani Kukasheka Usman, disclosed this yesterday. He said the terrorists had ambushed them about a kilometer to Jarawa village, but were overpowered and pursued into the forest.

Usman added that the rescued children were receiving preliminary humanitarian assistance in preparation to being handed over to Kala Balge Internally Displaced Persons Camp Management Committee.


He said the clearance operation followed the credible information that they received about the convergence of some elements of suspected Boko Haram terrorists. He disclosed that the troops also captured several weapons, including an AK-47 rifle, 1 double barrel gun, 1 primed heavy Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and three motorcycles.

Meanwhile, the Acting General Officer Commanding 8 Task Force Division, Brig-Gen. Stevenson Olabanji has pledged the military's capacity to end the insurgency in the northeast.

He made the commitment yesterday, while addressing officers and soldiers at the headquarters of 133 Special Force Battalion, Kangarwa, in Borno State.

Olabanji said the Nigerian Army is the bastion of democracy and freedom, as it is deployed in the northeast and other parts to deal with internal security challenges.

He promised officers and soldiers who have overstayed in their operational areas that they would soon be given the opportunity to go home in a rotational exercise.

[Valmy]

Good going Nigeria.

[Ed Anger]

troops also captured several weapons, including an AK-47 rifle, 1 double barrel gun, 1 primed heavy Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and three motorcycles.

WHAT A HAUL

[derspiess]

[CountDeMoney]

No technicals.