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| My Time With the Bandit Warlords of Nigeria |
| 2021-12-07 |
| [Hudson] Sitting in a plastic chair under the shade of a large rosewood tree, Alhaji Auta apologizes that he cannot serve me a full meal. He had planned to slaughter a ram in anticipation of our interview, but he was distracted by airstrikes that morning that killed some of his cattle. "The airstrikes never hit us," the 38-year-old says as he gestures to the gun-toting figures surrounding him. In fact, Auta claims, the Nigerian military never comes into the bush for a fair fight. "They just scatter our herds and harass innocent people in the villages." Beyond this group of 50 or so fighters crammed under the tree’s shade, I can see nothing but shrubby grassland and some hills in the distance, behind which lies the virtually unmarked border with Niger. I know we must be near Auta’s camp, but he does not trust me enough to take me to that forested militant community. |
| Posted by:Omomolet Phutch9064 |
| #1 like Belgium, the different tribes cannot form a functioning government. Or Chicago, Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, Atlanta..... |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-12-07 02:29 |