The Nigerian military has left behind some of its military hardware and support equipment in Mali after the decision to pull out of the United Nations Multi-Dimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali.
Investigations revealed that the Military had not been able to evacuate the military hardware since pulling out the troops in July because of issues relating to funding.
The hardware consist trucks, tanks, armoured vehicles and other equipment used by the military at the war front.
It was learnt that the authorities of
the Nigerian military discretely pulled out of the Mali operation
because of the decision of ECOWAS to appoint a non-Nigerian General to
command the regional force in spite of the huge contribution of the
country in terms of troops.
Nigeria contributed 1, 200 troops to the
operation which was designed to wrest the Northern part of Mali from
the grips of Islamic fundamentalists with ties to the Al Qaeda in the
Maghreb. The fundamentalists sought to establish an Islamic Republic in the area.
There were reports that Nigeria pulled out of the Mali mission in protest over the appointment of Maj.Gen Jean Bosco Kazura from Rwanda as the Commander of MINUSMA…….
