Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, a former Niger Delta militant, on Saturday said the Nigerian government is “paying mercenaries to fight war for her”.
Bellnewsonline.com reports that Dokubo claimed that the mercenaries are backed by state agents.
Dokubo however did not expatiate on the “war” the mercenaries are waging.
Mercenaries are hired professional soldiers who fight for any state or nation without regard to political interests or issues.
“Nigerian government has been paying mercenary to fight war for her, and they are fully armed, guarded by even government officials,” Dokubo said during a Facebook Live on his page monitored by this newspaper.
“Nasir El Rufai (Governor of Kaduna State) was in the news, saying they were going to bring in private military mercenaries, maybe they will pay them billions for doing nothing.
“What is good for the goose is not good for the gander (defending the existence of his security network which guards some South-South areas)?”