Have you heard about the 3Gs of African politics? Guns, goons and gold.This story from Reuters shows just how enmeshed the Boko Haram movement is at every level of Nigerian society. Nigeria security says politicians sponsor Islamists http://mobile.reuters.com/regional/a...121?edition=af
Interesting to note that the Niger Delta militancy really took off after the 1999 elections - former political thugs/muscles for hire decided to apply their skills elsewhere.
There is also evidence of links between politicians in the Niger Delta and Niger Delta militants - both parties have use for each other.
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