President Buhari says that the US is 'aiding and abetting' terror group
Boko Haram by refusing to supply arms to Nigeria. A US law called the
Leahy Law prevents the US government from selling arms to countries
which fail to tackle human rights abuses. President Buhari made the
accusation while addressing members of the US Institute of Peace
yesterday July 22nd
"In our efforts at combating the activities of Boko Haram, the new
Government has sought and obtained the support of not only our
neighbours other international friends and partners. Regrettably, the blanket application of the Leahy Law by the United
States on the grounds of unproven allegations of human rights violations
levelled against our forces has denied us access to appropriate
strategic weapons to prosecute the war against the insurgents. Our forces have remained largely impotent
because they do not possess the appropriate weapons and technology which
they could have had, had the so-called human rights violations not been
an obstacle. Unwittingly, and I dare say, unintentionally, the
application of the Leahy Law amendment by the U. S. Government has aided
and abetted the Boko Haram terrorist group in the prosecution of its
extremist ideology and hate, the indiscriminate killings and maiming of
civilians, in raping of women and girls, and in their other heinous
crimes.”he said
