Boko Haram ‘Only US can supply weapons to fight sect,’ Adesina says

The statement was made by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.


President Buhari and U.S Secretary of State, John Kerry Vanguard NGR 

Buhari and Obama to discuss security challenges in Nigeria and how the US can help. Zimbio

The Presidency has said that the kind of weapons required by Nigeria to fight Boko Haram can only be provided by the United States of America.

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President Muhammadu Buhari holds joint press conference with US Secretary of State, John Kerry on July 21, 2015.

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The statement was made by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.

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Femi Adesina

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Adesina said, while speaking on Channels Television programme, “Politics Today”:

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President Buhari and U.S Secretary of State, John Kerry

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“The kind of armament Nigeria requires can only be gotten from that part of the world (the United States).”

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Boko Haram terrorists

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“If you recall, the president said if Nigeria has access to that calibre of weapons, it is going to be easy for the war against insurgency to be won in the shortest possible time.”

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Buhari and Obama during his 4-days visit to U.S president

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The US has however refused to sell weapons to Nigeria due to the Leahy Law which prevents it from supplying arms to countries whose soldiers have been accused of committing human rights abuses.