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Mercenaries have become increasingly influential as states across Africa battle with an increase in armed groups.

•Buhari reaffirms shoot-on-sight order at AK-47-wielding criminals •2,403 insurgents killed since 2015 •Armed Forces working in Synergy, says Irabor Deji Elumoye in Abuja and Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan The federal government yesterday ruled out hiring mercenaries to fight the insurgency war, saying the country has enough personnel and resources to fight insecurity, especially with the reform of the armed forces by President Muhammadu Buhari. It also foreclosed negotiations with bandits and terrorists, 2,403 of who have been killed by security forces since 2015, contending that doing so coul...

Soldiers for rent in the Boko Haram crisis Search Polity Note: Search is limited to the most recent 250 articles. To access earlier articles, click Advanced Search and set an earlier date range. To search for a term containing the '&' symbol, click Advanced Search and use the 'search headings' and/or 'in first paragraph' options. With... Clear Search Sponsored by Sponsored by Following Boko Haram’s brutal attack on dozens of farmers in Nigeria’s Borno State last November, the state governor called on federal authorities to enlist mercenaries to counter the terror group’s activities i...

Messing with mercenaries on Boko Haram again Messing with mercenaries on Boko Haram again On January 22, 2015, at Chatham House, London, Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), baited the whirlwind. He said he had suggested to Attahiru Jega, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to postpone the general election scheduled for February 14 by six weeks – which is within the constitutional 90-day election window – to give more time for voter-card distribution. “It costs you nothing, it’s still within the law,” Dasuki was reported to have told t...