U.S Ready To Help Nigeria Identify Boko Haram Sponsors

The US has stated its willingness to assist in identifying the sponsors of Boko Haram and other terrorist groups causing havoc in Nigeria.

This was revealed by the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard, at a discussion with journalists in Abuja on Monday.

When asked what would the US do to help the country identify the sponsors of terrorism in the country, Leonard said, “That is something we are very eager to partner Nigeria on.

“I have had at least three conversations in the last two months on this subject.

“I won’t like to go into details.”

She dismissed the notion by some Nigerians that the relationship between Nigeria and the US would crash as happened in Afghanistan, stressing that the two countries have a strong bilateral relationship unlike that of Afghanistan.

She added, “I hear people making the analogy with Afghanistan a lot, it does not match up.

“When you listen to what President Biden said on how troops went to Afghanistan in the first place, it was because they were in a horrible tragedy, over 3,000 Americans were killed.

“That is a different construct. The sovereign nations who have had strong bilateral relations. I don’t actually think the two match up.”

General Jeffrey Harrigian, Commander, US Air Forces in Europe, also spoke to press, saying that the purchase of Tucano fighter jets was an opportunity to strengthen the US-Nigeria partnership while also reducing insecurity.

“The A-29 Super Tucano allows us to re-establish our connection with Nigeria,” he stated.

According to NEWS DIRECT, the country is currently experiencing its worst security crisis, as a result of terrorist groups and bandits going on the rampage and killing unsuspecting individuals.

Despite the fact that some rebels have surrendered to Nigerian military after being attacked, notably in the northeast, the security situation in the region has remained unaltered.