Nigerians in first wave of Liberia peacekeepers

Nigerian soldiers landed a few dozen at a time in a peace deployment that is planned to build to a 3,250-strong force with the goal of ending 14 years of carnage in Liberia under warlord-turned-president Charles Taylor.

As the first 198 Nigerian soldiers deployed, Taylor reportedly assured Nigerian officials that he would leave Liberia as promised soon after he cedes power on August 11.