Nigeria engages South African mercenaries in fight against Boko Haram

Hundreds of South African mercenaries are taking part in Nigeria’s military campaign against Boko Haram, operating attack helicopters, armoured personnel carriers and fighting to retake towns and villages captured by the Islamist group, according to a senior government official in northern Nigeria. The Nigerian government has not acknowledged the presence of the mercenaries, and the official said the South Africans — camped out in a remote portion of the airport in Maiduguri, the city at the heart of Boko Haram’s uprising — conduct most of their operations at night because “they really don’t want to let people know what is going on.”

Culled from: The Eagle Online

Hundreds of South African mercenaries are taking part in Nigeria’s military campaign against Boko Haram, operating attack helicopters, armoured personnel carriers and fighting to retake towns and villages captured by the Islamist group, according to a senior government official in northern Nigeria. The Nigerian government has not acknowledged the presence of the mercenaries, and the official said the South Africans — camped out in a remote portion of the airport in Maiduguri, the city at the heart of Boko Haram’s uprising — conduct most of their operations at night because “they really don’t want to let people know what is going on.”

Culled from: The Eagle Online

Hundreds of South African mercenaries are taking part in Nigeria’s military campaign against Boko Haram, operating attack helicopters, armoured personnel carriers and fighting to retake towns and villages captured by the Islamist group, according to a senior government official in northern Nigeria. The Nigerian government has not acknowledged the presence of the mercenaries, and the official said the South Africans — camped out in a remote portion of the airport in Maiduguri, the city at the heart of Boko Haram’s uprising — conduct most of their operations at night because “they really don’t want to let people know what is going on.”

Culled from: The Eagle Online

Hundreds of South African mercenaries are taking part in Nigeria’s military campaign against Boko Haram, operating attack helicopters, armoured personnel carriers and fighting to retake towns and villages captured by the Islamist group, according to a senior government official in northern Nigeria. 

 The Nigerian government has not acknowledged the presence of the mercenaries, and the official said the South Africans — camped out in a remote portion of the airport in Maiduguri, the city at the heart of Boko Haram’s uprising — conduct most of their operations at night because “they really don’t want to let people know what is going on.” http://theeagleonline.com.ng/nigeria-engages-south-african-mercenaries-in-fight-against-boko-haram/Culled from: The Eagle Online