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Nigerian Soldiers Jailed for Life for Selling 7000 Guns, RPGs to Rebels
19 November 2008
Voice of America, Transcript
ABUJA — Six Nigerian soldiers have been sentenced to life imprisonment for selling guns and other weapons to militants and criminals in the Niger Delta. Prosecutors said the arms sales had contributed to the violence in the oil-rich region. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa filed this report from Abuja.
Security experts and rights groups have long accused some members of the security forces of secretly selling arms to militants and criminals in the Niger Delta.
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