Sunday 21 September 2014

Arms Deal: Why Nigeria Resorted to ‘Black Market Option’

Via Thisday:
"As the dust raised by the seizure of the $9.3million cash belonging to the Nigerian government by South African authorities is yet to settle,  more facts have emerged on why Nigeria  resorted to black market option of procuring arms in prosecuting its ongoing battle with insurgents in the North-east.

THISDAY gathered that rather than going through its traditional allies – United States and Britain – to procure the needed military hardware for the prosecution of the war on terror and insurgents, Nigeria opted for the ‘black market’ option because all efforts to get the needed military supplies through regular and conventional channels had been frustrated by the US, which had consistently accused Nigerian military and security agencies of human rights violations in the ongoing campaign in the North-east.
Even though the US had been significantly involved in helping Nigeria tackle its security challenges through various high-level meetings involving officials of both countries, it has however been dithering on the delivery of weapons ordered to sustain the on-going counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations against Boko Haram insurgents."


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