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Orsu Uzodinma And The Nigerian Military Must Come Clean

Orsu: Uzodinma And The Nigerian Military Must Come Clean

A fortnight ago, Imo State was in the news again for the wrong reasons. This time, it was the report of killings, arson, and destruction which occurred at Eke-Ututu Market in Orsu-Ihiteukwa following an invasion by a combined team of Nigerian security forces. The attack saw the reduction of the famous market to ashes which has now left many families mourning their loved ones and villagers counting their losses.

Over the last three years, Imo State and indeed the entire southeast geopolitical zone of Nigeria has not had the best of times with the security of lives and property. Countless …

Nigerian Military Receives American Training

Nigerian Military Receives American Training

The US army provided counter-insurgency training to Nigerian troops battling a rise in attacks by Islamist militants, the Nigerian military has revealed. According to the UK Guardian.

The paper reports that some Nigerian battalions have received training in the US adding that the Nigerian Army is in the process of setting up a division that is effectively looking at warfare tactics.

More than 100 people have been killed in recent days by the radical Muslim sect Boko Haram, in Nigeria’s north-east. One rights activist described it as β€œa state of armed Islamist insurgency” likely to spread.