United States has said it could not deploy troops
against Boko Haram in the North-East because
there is a democratically elected government in
Nigeria.
It stated that it was taking the lead against
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terrorists because
there is no functional government in Syria.
A ranking US Congressman and member of the
sub-committee on National Security, Stephen
Lynch, who spoke to select journalists in Abuja
on Wednesday, explained that the US had
assisted Nigeria with huge amount of money,
adding that America sees Nigeria as a close ally.
He said, “We are taking the lead against ISIL
because there is no government in Syria, but in
Nigeria, there is a democratically elected
government in place. The US is doing what it has
been asked to do; we are providing training,
manpower development, capacity building and
we have assisted Nigeria with billions.”
When asked if the US has done enough to assist
in rescuing the 219 Chibok school girls abducted
by Boko Haram about 331 days ago, Lynch
admitted that America has not done enough to
rescue the girls.
“Until the girls are rescued, we have not done
enough,” he stated.
The lawmaker who is also a member of the
Financial Services Committee and the Committee
on Oversight and Government Reform, said the
source of Boko Haram financing has been cut
off, noting that the sect could no longer use
banks to transfer its funds like before.
The lawmaker whose committee was in Nigeria
to continue its nearly three years investigation of
embassy and diplomatic security at high-risk
overseas US State Department facilities, stated
that the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit has
largely blocked off Boko Haram source of
funding.
The sect, he said, is sustaining its deadly
campaign through ransoms from kidnappings,
robberies, imposition of taxes on people and
other criminal activities which are difficult to
stop.
Lynch said no insurgency could be sustained
without support from the people, adding that the
only way to deprive terrorism of support is by
having the population on the side of the
government.
The legislator stressed that the forthcoming
election in the country is very important and
advised candidates to speak against violence at
every opportunity, noting that the candidates
have a lot of influence which they could use to
preach non-violence polls to their supporters.
Source: PunchNg
against Boko Haram in the North-East because
there is a democratically elected government in
Nigeria.
It stated that it was taking the lead against
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terrorists because
there is no functional government in Syria.
A ranking US Congressman and member of the
sub-committee on National Security, Stephen
Lynch, who spoke to select journalists in Abuja
on Wednesday, explained that the US had
assisted Nigeria with huge amount of money,
adding that America sees Nigeria as a close ally.
He said, “We are taking the lead against ISIL
because there is no government in Syria, but in
Nigeria, there is a democratically elected
government in place. The US is doing what it has
been asked to do; we are providing training,
manpower development, capacity building and
we have assisted Nigeria with billions.”
When asked if the US has done enough to assist
in rescuing the 219 Chibok school girls abducted
by Boko Haram about 331 days ago, Lynch
admitted that America has not done enough to
rescue the girls.
“Until the girls are rescued, we have not done
enough,” he stated.
The lawmaker who is also a member of the
Financial Services Committee and the Committee
on Oversight and Government Reform, said the
source of Boko Haram financing has been cut
off, noting that the sect could no longer use
banks to transfer its funds like before.
The lawmaker whose committee was in Nigeria
to continue its nearly three years investigation of
embassy and diplomatic security at high-risk
overseas US State Department facilities, stated
that the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit has
largely blocked off Boko Haram source of
funding.
The sect, he said, is sustaining its deadly
campaign through ransoms from kidnappings,
robberies, imposition of taxes on people and
other criminal activities which are difficult to
stop.
Lynch said no insurgency could be sustained
without support from the people, adding that the
only way to deprive terrorism of support is by
having the population on the side of the
government.
The legislator stressed that the forthcoming
election in the country is very important and
advised candidates to speak against violence at
every opportunity, noting that the candidates
have a lot of influence which they could use to
preach non-violence polls to their supporters.
Source: PunchNg
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