From Wikipedia’s entry on [Muammar Gaddafi][1]:

> Gaddafi’s personal bodyguard, the Amazonian guard, is composed of 40 African women who are martial arts experts and highly-trained in the use of weapons….

> The Amazonian Guard sparked an international incident in 2006 when Gaddafi landed in Nigeria with over 200 heavily armed female guards for a summit. Nigerian security officials refused to allow the Libyans entry based on their armaments, and Gaddafi angrily resolved to set off on foot 40 km to Nigeria’s capital from the airport.

[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadaffi “Muammar al-Gaddafi on Wikipedia”