From ThsDayLive; After President Barack Obama, among other top ranking United States officials lavished praise on President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigeria for three days during his US visit, the Nigerian president returned home this morning without securing an arms deal with America to help him prosecute the war against Boko Haram.
Since Buhari assumed office on May 29, Boko Haram has increased its attacks in the North-east and is reported to have occupied five local government councils in Yobe and Borno States, in addition to killing over 600 people.
The US government told the Nigerian leader that its hands were tied by the Leahy Act, which prevents it from selling arms to countries with human rights abuse records. Buhari “departs with little practical military assistance in his battle against the Islamist militants who have turned the North-east of his country into a bloody war zone”, the Associated Press (AP) reported on Wednesday.
A displeased Buhari told the US government that the refusal by America to arm Nigerian troops because of “so-called human rights violations” and “unproven allegations,” would only help Boko Haram. Read Full Article Here
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