Nigerian Government Hires South Africa Mercenary Again to Fight Boko Haram

       

The Nigerian Government with an effort and determination to meet December deadline of defeating Boko haram has hired the service of South African Mercenary for the second time to help the military combat and destroy the terrorist.
Anadolo, a Turkishbased news agency yesterday said in its website that the mercenaries, estimated 250 personnel and hired from South Africa-based private contractor Specialized Tasks, Training, Equipment and Protection (STTEP), are being deployed along with fighter jets in Operation Fire Force.

A source at the Defence Headquarter on Condition of Anonimity said “The mercenaries have been reengaged and their platforms are being deployed. By platforms, I mean fighter jets, helos (helicopters), coms (communication), surveillance, medics, etc.”

Ex  president Jonathan was criticized for engaging the services of the South African Mercenary spending huge amount on them will the Military is starved of Fund,it almost became a campaign issue.
When ask why the Buhari administration is again engaging the use of Mercenary,the Defence HQ said it seems  appeared to be the most practical option if headway was to be made against militants whose guerilla tactics are new to the Nigerian military.
According to the source Buhari terminated the contract because it was "opaque and without accountability"

According to Anadolu reports the Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, denied the government was engaging mercenaries again. “It is true that the previous administration hired South African mercenaries to fight Boko Ha- ram,” he said.
“They, however, left with the government that brought them. Since coming into office, this government did not have any engagement with mercenaries of any kind and there are no plans to do so,” Shehu added.

According to STTEP’s official website, the company’s trainers and advisers are drawn from “conventional, clandestine, and covert units of the pre-1994 South African Defense Force”. It claims to have a proven track record of success in Africa, the Middle East, the Far East and Central and South America.