Top Military source has revealed that the foreigners spotted in Maiduguri which is area close to the war zone are technicians or rather Technical partners helping to train Nigeria forces on the use of the new weapons acquired,citing an example of the foreigner who died recently,who was a technician specialized in fixing armoured car,was not in anyway a combatant.
President Jonathan recently in an interview with VOA said there are foreign partner helping to train the Nigeria Soldier on the new weaponry
“we now have this technical people who are trainers and technicians, who are to train our people on how to use them, and technicians that help the maintenance, at the same time training our people how to maintain this equipment,” adding that two companies were involved in the training.
The military source said they regret the several years that Nigeria wasted while negotiating and appealing for equipment supply from the Western allies which were not only rebuffed but prevented other countries under their direct influence from selling to Nigeria.
“The fact that we have foreign experts outside the United States helping to train our troops is not a secret but it is not fair for them to embark on this blackmail simply because we got assistance from other places when they turned us down at a critical period”, the source stated.
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