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Obasanjo pledges to withdraw troops from Sierra Leone

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More than 40,000 people have been displaced, while over 17,000 people, fearful of fighting, are spending nights in areas of the city they consider to be safe
    BUJUMBURA
    Obasanjo vowed yesterday that if elected, he would pull Nigerian ECOMOG troops out of Sierra Leone, AFP reported. Speaking in Abuja, he described Nigeria’s involvement in Sierra Leone as a “waste of resources.” Nigeria makes up the bulk of the 15,000 ECOMOG troops fighting to keep Kabbah’s beleaguered government in power. Last month, Nigeria’s military ruler General Abdulsalami Abubukar said he hoped peace would be restored in Sierra Leone so that troops could be withdrawn in time for Nigeria’s transition from military to civilian rule on 29 May.

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