Though the resale of decommissioned gunships was approved by Israel’s Defence Ministry, Washington stopped the deal over concerns that the Nigerian government was not doing enough to avoid civilian casualties in its ongoing fight with Boko Haram, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported yesterday.
The canceled sale has further strained Washington’s already tense ties with Nigeria over the government’s response to the five-year-long insurgency by the Islamist group.
Beyond its concern over human rights abuses, the Obama administration has significantly limited its security assistance to Nigeria in recent months, due to widespread government corruption and a possible Boko Haram infiltration into the Nigerian military, The New York Times reported in December.
Though Asia remains Israel’s biggest arms customer, military exports to African nations virtually doubled in 2013. A total of $224 million worth of arms and military technology was sold to African countries, compared to $107 million in 2012.
According to defence sources, a second African country could be a potential buyer for the helicopters, though the Defence Ministry declined to comment on the report.
During a visit to Nigeria on Sunday, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Washington was prepared to increase its support for the fight against Boko Haram, provided next month’s elections take place peacefully and democratically
The canceled sale has further strained Washington’s already tense ties with Nigeria over the government’s response to the five-year-long insurgency by the Islamist group.
Beyond its concern over human rights abuses, the Obama administration has significantly limited its security assistance to Nigeria in recent months, due to widespread government corruption and a possible Boko Haram infiltration into the Nigerian military, The New York Times reported in December.
Though Asia remains Israel’s biggest arms customer, military exports to African nations virtually doubled in 2013. A total of $224 million worth of arms and military technology was sold to African countries, compared to $107 million in 2012.
According to defence sources, a second African country could be a potential buyer for the helicopters, though the Defence Ministry declined to comment on the report.
During a visit to Nigeria on Sunday, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Washington was prepared to increase its support for the fight against Boko Haram, provided next month’s elections take place peacefully and democratically
Do they hv to wait after election when things turns sour before they help....we will disappoint d US soon
ReplyDeleteNo mind dem, idiots! I no blame dem now no be we wey no fit take care of ourselves. A man who would refuse 2 help himself do d needful would always beg 4 help from another and in d process enslave himself. Hmmm! "Uwaifo don talk e own o!.
DeleteFuck d US. I kno they are only hiding under these xcuses. Their major reason is still dat gay law we didn't pass. Let dem go and fuck demselves with their arms. Wwe would gladly buy from their archrival Russia. Hmmm! "Uwaifo don talk e own o!.
ReplyDeleteIf that's the excuse that the US are giving...for not releasing arms 2 9ja...then I must say its falasy....many have died,and more might,even b4 d election....smh
ReplyDeleteFunny,make una never finish u.s,our own fire arms,what happened to dem?make dem sell weapon giv us then dt spy wey dey among dem go tell bokoharam say oya make una come raid,ds present govt has been treating d issue of bokoharam with kids glove
ReplyDeleteSo why are they trying to be the good shepherd now?
ReplyDeleteGod dey watch them we have to fight for ourself
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