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2021-06-23 Africa Subsaharan

Seven Years After Chibok, Mass Kidnapping of Students Becoming Norm in Nigeria

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Posted by Fred 2021-06-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [17 views ] Top
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#1 and here I thought Michelles hashtag solved al that.

Posted by Chris 2021-06-23 09:34|| 2021-06-23 09:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Nigerian Spring Break

Posted by Frank G 2021-06-23 10:33|| 2021-06-23 10:33|| Front Page Top

#3 I think everything which is wrong with the world happens within that tweet's illustration.

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-06-23 13:27|| 2021-06-23 13:27|| Front Page Top

#4 Nigeria seems an example of where Private Military Companies could be useful. Standing up an army is hard for a bunch of reasons. Sending inexperienced troops up against well-seasoned hard boys is not a recipe for success.

Spending a little oil money to hire a PMC to deal with the miscreants buys some time to build an army and it deals with the current crop of bad guys. You'd want a well-equipped PMC though, capable of heliborne assault. A gunship or two, or some artillery would come in handy. As an extra bonus, since you are paying them, they aren't likely to overthrow your ass.

Posted by SteveS 2021-06-23 22:01|| 2021-06-23 22:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Mercenaries are here to stay

Posted by Bob Cleresh7471 2021-06-23 22:49|| 2021-06-23 22:49|| Front Page Top

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