YOUNG Nigeriens at the border town of Nigeria and Niger Republic, Diffa, have confessed to be recruits of the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram. A member of a gang in Niger told the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) that Boko Haram Islamist militants from Nigeria “regularly come across the border, looking for recruits.” The gang members, in their 20s, said they were paid $3,085 (about N500,000) to join the insurgency and since they were jobless, they were willing to take the cash, but with no interest in protecting Sharia law. However, they said they were willing to strike if given the assignment to do so, as they blamed their decision to join the militant group on their joblessness. “They have paid Nigerian naira ($3,085, £1,835) to those of us who followed them over there,” one of the young men said. “When they come, we inform them about what’s going on, what the security forces are up to. “We have no jobs; some of us are still at high school, but we need money. Vi...
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