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US DEPLOYS TROOPS TO CAMEROON TO FIGHT BOKO HARAM

14 October 2015 – The United States is sending up to 300 troops, along with surveillance drones, to Cameroon to bolster a West African effort to counter Nigeria’s Boko Haram armed group.

In a letter to Congress on Wednesday, President Barack Obama said 90 military personnel began deploying to Cameroon on Monday ahead of the arrival of additional troops “to conduct airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations in the region”.

“The total number of US military personnel to be deployed to Cameroon is anticipated to be up to approximately 300,” Obama said.

“These forces are equipped with weapons for the purpose of providing their own force protection and security, and they will remain in Cameroon until their support is no longer needed.”

A defence department spokesman told reporter in a statement that the deployed personnel will support ISR (intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) flights being conducted in the area.

The statement said the personnel had been deployed at the invitation of the Cameroon government.

“The results of these ISR flights will better enable African partners to secure their borders against violent and illegal activities disrupting our common desire for stability in the region,” the statement said.

“Most importantly, all information collected by US’ unarmed, remotely-piloted aircraft is used to support international counter-violent extremist organisation operations.”

US officials said the troops would provide intelligence to a multinational task force being set up to fight Boko Haram and composed of troops from Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Chad and Benin.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the US had offered its “unique capabilities” to assist with the regional effort.

“This deployment will be part of an effort to conduct airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations in the region,” Earnest said.

“This is obviously a unique capacity that the United States has to bring to bear to this effort, and it will be used in support of the ongoing regional counter-extremist efforts that are ongoing there.”

Boko Haram, which wants to implement Islamic law in Nigeria’s northeast, has launched attacks in Nigeria and neighbouring countries over the past few months.

BREAKING! EFCC ARRESTS FORMER GOV GODSWILL AKPABIO

A former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

EFCC operatives arrested the Senate Minority at about 5.20 pm on Friday.

He was accompanied to the EFCC office in Abuja by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Ricky Tarfa and some aides.

ABIA STATE SETTLES WORKERS OWED SALARIES

Anambra Pays Workers outstanding Salaries.

Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, says he has fulfilled his pledge to workers in the state to pay all the salaries and pensions backlog, ahead of the deadline of 30 October.

Government commended workers for their patience so far and assure them that all efforts will be made to ensure that they are not owed any arrears of salary.

The Chairman of the Bailout Funds Management Committee, Mr. Obinna Oriaku declared today that all outstanding Salaries and Pensions in Abia State have been transmitted to banks for onward disbursement to their beneficiaries.

Going by the breakdown of the payments made, three month salary arrears owed council workers and four months to primary school teachers have been paid.

Arrears owed pensioners, ministries, agency and judiciary workers have also been cleared.

The biggest beneficiaries are Health Management Board workers, Abia University and Abia State University Teaching Hospital Staff: arrears running into seven and eight months have been paid.

Also paid are workers of Abia State polytechnic, owed six months and workers of College of Education, Arochukwu owed eight months.

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NIGERIAN ARMY JAILS GENERAL OVER BOKO HARAM WAR

Nigerian Army dismisses, jails Army General for losing equipment to Boko Haram

Brig. Ransome Kuti

The Nigerian military on Thursday convicted a Brigadier General, Enitan Ransome-Kuti, blamed for the loss of Baga in Borno State to Boko Haram insurgents in January.

Mr. Ransome-Kuti, son of Beko Ransome-Kuti, a foremost Nigerian pro-democracy activist who died on February 10, 2006, was arraigned before a military court, sitting in Mogadishu Barracks, Abuja, in May.

He was accused of cowardly behaviour, loss of weapons to Boko Haram, and negligent performance of military duty under section 62b of the Armed Forces Act.
In its judgment Thursday, the court dismissed the charge bordering on cowardly behaviour, following a no-case submission by the defendant.

The court said the officer was right in withdrawing his troops in the face of superior firepower from Boko Haram terrorists.

He was however sentenced to six-month imprisonment for loss of equipment to the extremist sect.

He was also found guilty for negligently performing his duties and was therefore dismissed from service.

Femi Falana, SAN, assisted by a retired Army Major, Femi Oyebanji, represented the convicted General during the trial.

Mr. Falana said on Friday morning that his team was still reviewing the judgment, which he described as contradictory.

He promised to provide further details later.

Mr. Ransome-Kuti, his Chief of Staff, Lieutenant Colonel G.A. Suru, and some other senior officers, were arrested for failing to repel Boko Haram attack on the headquarters of the Multinational Joint Task Force [MNJTF] in Baga in January.

Also arrested at the time were the Commanding Officers of the 134 and 174 Battalions — Lieutenant Colonel Haruna and Major Aliyu. The two battalions were under the MNJTF during the period.

Mr. Ransome-Kuti was the commander of the multinational force during the attack.