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News24
4 days ago
- General
- News24
Nigeria detains troops, police for alleged sale of weapons to armed groups
The Nigerian military has detained more than 30 soldiers and police officers for allegedly stealing weapons from its stockpiles and selling them to armed groups, including jihadists in the country. The country is battling a more than 15-year jihadist insurgency in the northeast, as well as a farmer-herder conflict in the north-central region, violent secessionist agitation in the southeast and rampant kidnap-for-ransom in the northwest. A spokesperson, Ademola Owolana, said the army launched an operation in August 2024 as a 'response to incessant cases of arms and ammunition theft'. 'So far, a total of 18 soldiers, 15 mobile policemen and eight civilians, including a traditional ruler, have been arrested,' Owolana said at a Wednesday briefing whose recording was accessed by AFP on Friday. He added: A few soldiers motivated by greed had been involved in ammunition racketeering, deliberately diverting arms from military stockpiles and supplies chains to terrorists. The country has seen a resurgence in deadly jihadist attacks in the northeast in recent weeks, with Boko Haram and the IS-affiliated Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) staging raids targeting military bases in particular. Raids on military bases have provided jihadists in the Sahel countries with at least 20% of their weapons, according to the UK-based Conflict Armament Research, which has studied jihadist weapons sources for a decade.
South China Morning Post
5 days ago
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Disgraced Chinese admiral Miao Hua suspected of ‘legal violations'
China said that Miao Hua, a disgraced admiral and member of the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), was suspected of 'legal violations', suggesting his wrongdoings were more serious than previously thought. The CMC's political work department decided to expel Miao from the top legislature in March for 'suspected serious violations of discipline and law', according to a statement from the legislature dated May 15. The statement was made public recently and first reported by the media this week. While his expulsion was reported in March, this is the first official acknowledgement of possible legal misconduct by Miao. Miao previously served as the head of the CMC's political work department – an influential position responsible for ideological control and personnel management within the People's Liberation Army. In late November, he was placed under investigation for alleged 'serious violations of discipline' – a type of misconduct that could lead to conviction on corruption charges. However, the recent mention of 'legal violations' suggests a potentially more severe accusation. No further details about the case have been disclosed, underscoring the sensitive nature of military investigations in China. Corruption cases involving the military are handled by a separate military justice system, which is more opaque compared to civilian institutions.
