Thursday, December 4, 2014

Arms Deal: Nigeria Dumps USA Turns To oppoent, Russia For Arms To Fight B'Haram

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.
nigeria russia Arms Deal: Nigeria Dumps USA Turns To oppoent, Russia For Arms To Fight BHaram


After a few rejected engages the US and UK for weapons and helicopter gunships to battle Boko Haram, Nigeria has at last turned to Russia for critical help.  This is as indicated by reports released on Monday by Damina Advicers, a worldwide political security counseling firm.


The report says Russia is avid to build its power over other significant oil makers, and discover new markets for its authorized nearby arms producers. It says the Russian government has lately occupied with talks over a multi-billion dollar arms arrangement and specialized admonitory mission to help the Nigerian armed force crush the agitators.


In the interim, the Nigerian government has ended.


A US government’s military training system for Nigerian Army. The Nigerian government asked for the suspension of the program short of what a month after Washington said it declined to offer the nation Cobra assault 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.


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Arms Deal: Nigeria Dumps USA Turns To oppoent, Russia For Arms To Fight B'Haram

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