"They were looking for tools of war from anywhere in the world." Ribadu acknowledged that Nigerian authorities had "gotten into trouble" when they shopped for weapons on the black market, including in South Africa. Media reports at the time said the money was intended for illicit arms purchases. Suspicions of black-market weapons-buying have been floating around Nigeria since last September, when South Africa detained a mysterious Nigerian plane carrying $9.3-million (U.S.) in cash. "They did not give us anything," he said. The United States and other countries, including Canada, had promised to provide surveillance equipment to help Nigeria search for more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram last year, but they broke their promises, Mr. Nigeria was forced into the black market." "We were being wiped out, and the world didn't give a damn. Ribadu told The Globe and Mail on Friday. "The world might regard this as illegal, but we were being stopped from getting help and our people were being slaughtered," Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, a former Nigerian anti-corruption czar who is now a star candidate for the ruling party in a northern state where the Islamist radical militia has wreaked havoc, said Nigeria was "desperate" for military supplies and had to turn to the black market because Western governments were unwilling to help. Profit in the U.S.The Nigerian government has been obliged to buy black-market weapons to fight Boko Haram because the West refused to give it any military help, a prominent member of Nigeria's ruling party says.Mexico-Gernade – $100 to $500 for M67 Grenade.Iraq-Rocket Launcher – $100, $50 per grenade.Iraq-Bullets – $0.15 to $0.45 per bullet.Iraq – $800, with Osama Bin Laden’s favorite model for $2,000.Europe – $400 to $900 for Rocket Launchers and AK-47s.Canada – $2,000 for handgun, $600 to rent.Average price of AK-47 worldwide – $534.Afghanistan-Kabul – $1,500 for US issued Night Vision Googles.Click on the price of the firearm for the original post and source information.
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