The United States of America has expressed its interest to help identify sponsors of Boko Haram and other terrorist groups distracting peace and economic growth in Nigeria.
According to Daily Post, the U.S Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard disclosed this on Monday during a press conference in Abuja.
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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 also added that Nigeria and the US have a strong bilateral relationship unlike that of Afghanistan dismissing the notion by some Nigerians that the relationship would hit the rock soon.
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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.”
Also speaking, the Commander, US Air Forces in Europe, General Jeffrey Harrigian, told journalists that the purchase of Tucano fighter jets was an opportunity to cement the US relationship with Nigeria as well as curbing insecurity.
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He said, “The A -29 Super Tucano gives us an opportunity to reconnect our relationship with Nigeria”.
Over the years Boko Haram and other terrorist groups have made the northern part of Nigeria their harbour rocking havoc on the country and killing the citizens and displacing millions and as well sinking the country’s economy.
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