A foreign mercenary in an APC on the streets of Maiduguri. The News
VOA Exclusive: Nigeria Brings S. African, Foreign Mercenaries Into Boko Haram Fight
ABUJA, NIGERIA - South African and other foreign soldiers in Nigeria are fighting against Boko Haram, engaging in ground combat and flying combat air sorties, Nigerian soldiers told VOA Thursday.
The fighting comes as the Nigerian government tries to notch battlefield victories ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections later this month.
Nigerian government officials confirmed the presence of foreign military personnel, but said they were only advisers accompanying military equipment purchased from South Africa, Russia and Ukraine.
WNU Editor: So much for earlier denials from the Nigerian government that they had hired foreign mercenaries .... Nigeria Denies Hiring Mercenaries to Fight Boko Haram (VOA)
More News On Reports That Nigeria Has Hired Foreign Mercenaries To Wage War Against Boko Haram
S. Africans Fighting Boko Haram Are Mercenaries, Military Says -- Bloomberg
Mercenaries Join Fight Against Boko Haram -- NYT
South African mercenaries join Nigeria’s fight against Boko Haram -- Washington Post
Nigeria Drafts Foreign Mercenaries To Take On Boko Haram -- Reuters
‘Hundreds’ of Foreign Mercenaries Fighting Boko Haram -- Newsweek
Boko Haram: Nigeria hires hundreds of mercenaries to help beat Islamist militant group -- The Independent
Nigeria hires mercenaries to fight Boko Haram in election push -- Globe and Mail
SA mercenary killed in NE Nigeria: military, vigilante sources -- AFP
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