Thread by @DefenseNigeria

These guys launching attacks. I remember asking any doubting thomas to Fact Check everything you read and call me out where there are inaccuracies. My expose's are a serious indictment of a powerful entity. It will be stupid of me to play around with the facts.

Lets here from the Malian government itself.

In October Mali’s Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga told the Russian media he has evidence that France has been training "terrorist" groups operating in Mali.

FACT.

I didnt say it. The Prime minister of Mali did.

Maiga said French troops had created an enclave in Kidal, a town in northern Mali, and handed it over to a "terrorist group" known as Ansar al-Din, a group linked to al-Qaeda. He also said the Malian military was banned from entering the territory. FACT.

I didnt say it. He did

To quote him verbatim

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Mali has no access to Kidal, this is an enclave controlled by France. They have armed groups trained by French officers. We have evidence. We do not understand this situation and do not want to tolerate it.

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Remember this statement came days after Mali took the unprecedented step of summoning the French Ambassador to register their indignation over comments made by Emmanual Macron, criticising the legitimacy of the Malian government.

Now why should Nigeria be worried

..about events in Mali? Well, the France vs Russia fiasco that happened in the Central African Republic will most certainly repeat itself. In 2018, Russia and the Central African Republic signed a military deal, paving the way for Moscow to training the CAR's armed forces.

Now the C.A.R was once France's play ground. What happened after the C.A.R broke ranks, disregarded Macrons warning and went ahead with the deal, ostensibly kicking out France.

Thats right, a former French Special Forces personnel Juan Rèmy, posing as a journalist

and humanitarean aid worker is nabbed in the C.A.R with huge caches of weapons and cash he was to deliver to not one, but the two waring factions.

In other words, if we cannot have the C.A.R, then nobody else can. Burn down the country, and Russia's reputation with it.

Notice how humanitarean groups are always involved. This was the same year the Paris based NGO, Action against Hunger was caught in the forest giving food and medicine to Boko Haram fighters.

In Mali we have the same dynamics playing out again. Mali reaches out to Russia. France warns Mali of serious consequences if it goes ahead. Mali gives France the middle finger and goes ahead with the deal.

What do you think will happen?

Paris might once again adopt the " if i go down you go down with me" strategy. Doing everything in its power to keep the flames burning by covertly arming these groups. The biggest beneficiaey will be ISWAP. This does nor portend well for Nigeria. While at the same time

..trying to forge relations with other West African states, just maintain their presence.