Gooci: The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, has said that Boko Haram was operating in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria unabated and had shown that it could operate not only in the area, but also in Kano, Abuja and elsewhere. Speaking on Thursday during the Third Session of the Regional Security Working Group of the Nigeria-United States Bi-national Commission, in Abuja, the envoy said the frequency and scope of Boko Haram’s terror attacks had grown more acute since August 2013, when the commission last met, according to report from The Punch Thomas-Greenfield, stated that the United States was troubled by the capture of Bama, Borno State, noting that the conflict had affected the lives of hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people in the Lake Chad region. Cameroon’s military,she added, is increasingly forced to fight Boko Haram within its borders and “they flee back into Nigeria without fear.” She said, “Since we last met in August 2013, the frequency and scope of Boko Haram’s terror attacks have grown more acute and constitute a serious threat to this country’s overall security. “Boko Haram has shown that it can operate not only in the Northeast, but in Kano, in Abuja, and elsewhere. We are very troubled by the apparent capture of Bama and the prospects for an attack on and in Maiduguri, which would impose a tremendous toll on the civilian population. This is a sober reality check for all of us. We are past time for denial and pride.” According to her, despite the collective efforts against the insurgency, the situation on the ground is worsening. “Cameroon’s military is increasingly forced to fight Boko Haram within its borders and they flee back into Nigeria without fear. The Chibok schoolgirls and others remain hostages, enduring horrible and tragic suffering. “Abubakar Shekau’s bold announcement that Boko Haram is now governing a “caliphate” only adds to the perception that the security situation is steadily worsening. All of these developments are deeply disturbing, and increasingly dangerous with each passing day,” she stated. The diplomat said that in order to combat the insecurity in Nigeria, President Barrack Obama launched a major security initiative to support Nigeria and the region under the Security Governance Initiative at the recent U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington. She explained that the partnership would help both sides to work together to identify the problem and design the solution. “The United States is close to announcing the launch of a major border security program under our Global Security Contingency Fund, which will include Nigeria and its neighbors Cameroon, Chad, and Niger,” the envoy stated. Thomas-Greenfield said that her country had continued to provide technical training to military and police forces engaged in the fight against Boko Haram, adding that the US was providing advanced training to a Nigerian infantry battalion. She said, “The United States is especially concerned about the more than 700,000 internally displaced persons and reports that those numbers continue to increase. We are deeply troubled by the risks to their personal security and their economic livelihoods as well as the implications on food security. “We are concerned about their ability as citizens to exercise their right to vote in the upcoming elections. The fabric of too many communities is coming unwoven under the unrelenting pressure of this threat.”

Read more at: http://www.today.ng/news/boko-haram-cant-stand-cameroon-but-operate-in-nigeria-without-fear-us/

weslee7: haba haba.. No even 1 paragragh

eleojo23: I think the reason why cameroun can deal with them easily is because they have little or no sympathizers there. But in Nigeria, you can't tell who and who is sabotaging efforts against them. It's usually hard to deal with enemies from within.

Arosa: Is it the same Cameroon where Bokoharam kidnaped the wife of their vice prime minister or are they talking of another Cameroon?

Arosa: Is it the same Cameroon where Bokoharam kidnaped the wife of their vice prime minister or are they talking of another Cameroon?

APContherun:
Well said. How can you effectively defeat boko haram when they have sympathizers aplenty in Northern Nigeria? A soldier friend of mine on sick leave from Borno State confided in me that many of their instructors at Jaji are boko haram members. Even among the top echelon of the armed forces are boko haram members who for various reasons collaborate among themselves to sabotage the war effort. The US knows this but would rather gloss over it.
May I ask the US why it took them a decade to kill Osama? Wasn'tit because that among other reasons he was provided protection by the locals in Afghanistan?

BlackTechnology:

Westernized Cameroon

Gooci:
after the kidnapping, BH boys no hear am

Eziachi:
Osama wasn't operating from some forest right inside the U.S soil unlike Boko Haram right inside Nigeria territory, drives in a convoy and based inside a known hide out in some forest.

Osama was in hidding for years and once they knew where he was, they went straight after him and got him, Boko Haram now has a territory inside Nigeria and flying their flag.

When you lot shut up supporting an inept and incompetent leadership who still believe that the insurgency was all about him becoming a president. Those who called Chibok kidnapping a hoax for many weeks until the whole world was flabbergasted with their ineptness.
They spent time chasing shadows of blackmailing some leaders of the opposition and calling them names, instead of facing the real enemy.
They budget billions year after year on defence but Boko Haram still out guns their military and keeps them on the run.
Jonathan incompetent and playing politics with this problem from the outset gave Boko Haram the chance, time and confidence to grow out of control.

Gooci: The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, has said that Boko Haram was operating in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria unabated and had shown that it could operate not only in the area, but also in Kano, Abuja and elsewhere. Speaking on Thursday during the Third Session of the Regional Security Working Group of the Nigeria-United States Bi-national Commission, in Abuja, the envoy said the frequency and scope of Boko Haram’s terror attacks had grown more acute since August 2013, when the commission last met, according to report from The Punch Thomas-Greenfield, stated that the United States was troubled by the capture of Bama, Borno State, noting that the conflict had affected the lives of hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people in the Lake Chad region.

Cameroon’s military,she added, is increasingly forced to fight Boko Haram within its borders and “they flee back into Nigeria without fear.” She said, “Since we last met in August 2013, the frequency and scope of Boko Haram’s terror attacks have grown more acute and constitute a serious threat to this country’s overall security. “Boko Haram has shown that it can operate not only in the Northeast, but in Kano, in Abuja, and elsewhere. We are very troubled by the apparent capture of Bama and the prospects for an attack on and in Maiduguri, which would impose a tremendous toll on the civilian population. This is a sober reality check for all of us. We are past time for denial and pride.” According to her, despite the collective efforts against the insurgency, the situation on the ground is worsening. “Cameroon’s military is increasingly forced to fight Boko Haram within its borders and they flee back into Nigeria without fear.

The Chibok schoolgirls and others remain hostages, enduring horrible and tragic suffering. “Abubakar Shekau’s bold announcement that Boko Haram is now governing a “caliphate” only adds to the perception that the security situation is steadily worsening. All of these developments are deeply disturbing, and increasingly dangerous with each passing day,” she stated. The diplomat said that in order to combat the insecurity in Nigeria, President Barrack Obama launched a major security initiative to support Nigeria and the region under the Security Governance Initiative at the recent U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington. She explained that the partnership would help both sides to work together to identify the problem and design the solution.
“The United States is close to announcing the launch of a major border security program under our Global Security Contingency Fund, which will include Nigeria and its neighbors Cameroon, Chad, and Niger,” the envoy stated. Thomas-Greenfield said that her country had continued to provide technical training to military and police forces engaged in the fight against Boko Haram, adding that the US was providing advanced training to a Nigerian infantry battalion. She said, “The United States is especially concerned about the more than 700,000 internally displaced persons and reports that those numbers continue to increase. We are deeply troubled by the risks to their personal security and their economic livelihoods as well as the implications on food security. “We are concerned about their ability as citizens to exercise their right to vote in the upcoming elections. The fabric of too many communities is coming unwoven under the unrelenting pressure of this threat.”

Read more at: http://www.today.ng/news/boko-haram-cant-stand-cameroon-but-operate-in-nigeria-without-fear-us/

Arosa: Is it the same Cameroon where Bokoharam kidnaped the wife of their vice prime minister or are they talking of another Cameroon?

lagdmark:

But Osama and Al-gaeda fought America and his allied forces for years

Eziachi:
Osama wasn't operating from some forest right inside the U.S soil unlike Boko Haram right inside Nigeria territory, drives in a convoy and based inside a known hide out in some forest.

Osama was in hidding for years and once they knew where he was, they went straight after him and got him, Boko Haram now has a territory inside Nigeria and flying their flag.

When you lot shut up supporting an inept and incompetent leadership who still believe that the insurgency was all about him becoming a president. Those who called Chibok kidnapping a hoax for many weeks until the whole world was flabbergasted with their ineptness.
They spent time chasing shadows of blackmailing some leaders of the opposition and calling them names, instead of facing the real enemy.
They budget billions year after year on defence but Boko Haram still out guns their military and keeps them on the run.
Jonathan incompetent and playing politics with this problem from the outset gave Boko Haram the chance, time and confidence to grow out of control.

lilprinze: What the US are trying to say is that the Cameroon solider are better or stronger than our soldiers I don't blame our soldiers for their in ability to defeat BH I blame FG for not willing to give them more sophisticated weapons.
Enemies form within are more difficult to deal with because they know all you secret they know everything about you
The people who are sponsoring BH are people who are very powerful even the president is scared of those people and most of the Northern leaders are not even helping matters they are sabotaging effort to defeat BH.

weslee7: haba haba.. No even 1 paragragh