Nigerian military uncooperative, slow to learn –
US
The human rights abuse record and
uncooperative attitude of the Federal Government
and its military authorities have been identified
as factors hindering United States of America
offering Nigeria effective security assistance.
Speaking on Thursday before the US House
Foreign Affairs Sub-committee on Africa’s
hearing entitled, ‘Human Rights Vetting: Nigeria
and Beyond’, the Specialist at African Affairs
Congressional Research Service, Lauren
Blanchard, said the Nigerian government and its
military had not been yielding to America’s
suggestions.
The Congress heard that the main impediment to
America’s efforts to support Nigeria’s broader
response to Boko Haram is “gross violations
committed by the Nigerian forces, the Nigerian
government’s resistance to adopting a more
comprehensive approach to Boko Haram, and the
continued lack of political will” within the
government to investigate allegations of human
rights abuses and hold perpetrators accountable.
Blanchard told the Congress, “The Nigerian
government also has appeared reticent in some
cases to allow its security forces to participate in
US training programmes. The State Department
indicates that there are currently 187 Nigerian
military units and 173 police units that have
been vetted and cleared to receive U.S.
assistance and training.
“It is unclear whether the Nigerian government
has given approval for such training to occur. A
2013 State Department audit report noted that,
in addition to human rights concerns, Nigeria’s
late submission of names of candidates for
assistance was a ‘recurring problem’ for the US
embassy.
“Multiple systemic factors further constrain the
effectiveness of the Nigerian security force’s
response to Boko Haram, notably security sector
corruption and mismanagement, and some of
these factors impede US support even for units
that have been cleared for assistance”.
Among the cleared units, she revealed, were
Nigeria’s Speed Boat Service commando and the
101st Infantry Battalion, which the ACRS
specialist said were best positioned to conduct
hostage rescue operations, but “both reportedly
require significant additional training”.
She added that the security relationship between
Nigeria and the US was hampered by the lack of
cooperation and systemic failure in Nigeria.
“The security relationship also has been
hampered at times by a lack of cooperation from
Nigerian officials and by systemic problems in
the Nigerian military. Political and human rights
concerns have been a prominent factor in
shaping US-Nigeria relations for decades.
“State Department human rights reports have
continued to highlight serious human rights
violations by the Nigerian security forces every
year. These violations include politically
motivated and extrajudicial killings, excessive
use of force, and torture,” Blanchard said at the
hearing.
Despite about N1trn ($5.8b) security budget, the
ACRS specialist said the “Nigerian troops are not
adequately resourced or equipped” to counter
Boko Haram insurgency. During the hearing, the
American disclosed that the troops were “slow to
adapt with new strategies, new doctrines and
new tactics,” and described Nigeria as “an
extremely challenging partner to work with.”

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We know that they are slow & clueless like their oga @ d top. It's no news, we already know this.

This is why they are slow to learn!

Too bad they will never learn.

What do ♈όϋ expect when the nation's military is already infested by saboteurs!

ok

Nigeria is a failed country

..They leave Sorrow, tears and blood,,their regular trademark.#BabaFela.. They only have power when dealing with civilians..

What did they expect from a military managed by bunch of abokis?

When dem no wan kill dem selves...

Naija military only motivated when harassing the unarmed and helpless civilians.

What's all this rubbish for? The US military should go and sit down. Their presence are not felt at all after all the propaganda and media stunt.

Chibok girls are still in captivity even as America has known.

Quite a damning something.

The blame is always on Nigeria.

I'm tired. Naija which way?

Double post.

Judas2013: This is why they are slow to learn!

Repent soon bro,i will always pray 4 you

Una never tell us d truth, when we go for UN missions u commend us and we are not slow to learn. Tell us how market no take sell for una for dis assistance wher una come to give, na free abi because somebody somewhere no do una bidding?

Alexebo: Repent soon bro,i will always pray 4 you

You want me to be as dump as you? Now way, thanks!

F*ck you, US. Since they volunteered to help and Nigeria duly accepted, they've had nothing good to say about Nigeria. Always trying to incite violence and promote protest at the least possible opportunity. How is that helping?

Oya make una help us, shabi una fast to learn, in fact una don learn finish...go to sambisa and we will watch news at home on what will happen next.