The Saudi Arabia Blackwater military contractor beckoned on by President Mohammadu Buhari, to help the Nigerian Army fight the Niger Delta Avengers
It would be recall that President Buhari may have struck a $258 million deal with the Saudi Arabia ‘Blackwater’ military contractor to help the Nigerian Armed Forces in fighting militants in the oil-rich Niger Delta region in the southern part of Nigeria.
According to a website, Vaxity, a staff of the Royal Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Nigeria confirmed the deal which is “part of the agreement in the Saudi-led Sunni Islamic coalition against terrorism” which President Buhari signed up for on behalf of Nigeria.
The deal, is specifically targeted the militants in the Niger Delta and nothing to do with combating the two globally recognised terrorist groups in Nigeria Boko Haram and the Fulani herdsmen militias.
According to Yemeni army spokesperson revealed that mercenaries from US private security firm, Black-water are among the 400 Saudi military contractors fighting in the country.
Reacting to online reports of the president’s deal with Saudi mercenaries to combat the group, Niger Delta Avengers, said it does not care if the Buhari-led government hires mercenaries from Saudi Arabia or anywhere to fight them.
