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U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Richard Mills denied the U.S. agency’s funding of Boko Haram.
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Mills said there is no evidence to support the claim made by U.S. Congressman Scott Perry.
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The ambassador assured that if any evidence is found, the U.S. and Nigerian governments will cooperate to conduct the investigation.
US Ambassador to Nigeria Richard Mills explicitly denied allegations that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded Boko Haram.
Mills made the statement after meeting with the Nigerian Governors Forum in Abuja on Wednesday night.
According to Mills, “Let me make it clear that friends in Nigeria have no stronger friends than the United States in condemning the violence of Boko Haram and ignoring human life.”
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He stressed that the United States has strict policies to prevent the United States Agency for International Development or any other United States from assisting in the transfer of terrorist organizations like Boko Haram.
Mills’ statement was published in U.S. Congressman Scott Perry claimed that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has funded terrorist groups including Boko Haram. Perry made this claim in a statement on government efficiency and waste at the hearing.
The U.S. ambassador assured that if any evidence is found to support the allegations, the U.S. and Nigerian governments will cooperate in the investigation.
“We work with the Nigerian government to conduct the investigation. I can assure you that we have strict policies and procedures to ensure that USDA funds or any other US aid … will not be transferred to terrorists like Boko Haram organization,” Mills said.
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Mills also clarified that President Donald Trump’s administration did not cut aid, but instead implemented a 90-day pause to develop ways to make it more effective.
He added that there was no decision on the future of U.S. aid to Nigeria.
The Nigerian Senate convened National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, along with other security agencies heads to resolve allegations about U.S. International Development’s involvement in terrorist funding.
Government Zurum gift n30m to Army officials killed by Boko Haram
Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum presented 30 million nn to Colonel Thomas Ebisingha Alari, who recently took the Timbuktu Triangle Triangle ) Boko Haram rebels were killed in the ongoing battle.
Governor Zurum personally handed over the donations to the officer’s wife in Maiduguri on Saturday, expressing condolences to the family of the deceased and respecting the sacrifices of soldiers fighting rebellion in the area.
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