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3,000 Iraq Youths to Demo Against Ex-Soliders

Author: Richard B Bockarie - SEM

Sierra Express has reliably learnt that over 3,000 youths lined up for jobs in Iraq through contracts from Sabre International have vowed to get back at ex-military men whose contracts they say have been terminated in Iraq for reasons of misbehavior and insubordination they displayed whilst they served as security guards in various American installations in Iraq; and have thus been deported.

Abu Koroma; one of the potential Iraq-Sabre employees and youth leader told Sierra Express Media that â€œthe 86 Sierra Leoneans who served in Iraq and had their contracts terminated are now over every available media telling tales of their failures, which we as civilian, police and security recruits see as outright sabotage and we intend to put and end to their errant ranting against recruits the programme that has come to rescue us from the perennial job drought facing us in the countryâ€.

Many of the recruits this press talked to said they are going to ensure that the failed ex-soldiers do not come anywhere near the recruitment grounds at New England; asking them to live in the misery of their misadventure and not influence the chances of genuine undertakers of the Iraq jobs provided by Sabre international.

Ministry officials have confirmed that some of the workers were accused of theft and mounted protest demanding salary increaseâ€ was never part of the contract signed in Freetown long before their departure to Iraq six months ago.

It is revealed that the Sierra Leonean ex-soldiers who were first choice the recruitment programme demanded about 300% increase in salary; an action that has been branded as willful ploy to selfish have their way at the expense of other potential employees here in Sierra Leone. Of the over 300 recruits that made it to Iraq six months ago, only 86 were returned home, all of whom happen to be ex-soldiers akin to rebellionâ€ a recruit observed.

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