From Punch online

The United States hit back Wednesday at allegations by the Nigerian ambassador of failing to help fight Boko Haram militants, saying there had been “a great deal” of US aid to his country.

In the past six months since the Islamic militants snatched some 200 schoolgirls in northern Nigeria, Washington has shared intelligence with the Nigerian army, begun training a new battalion and held high-level talks on the threat of Boko Haram, a US official said.

In a speech made public Tuesday, ambassador Adebowale Adefuye appeared to have taken US officials by surprise when he launched into a tirade against the US administration.

Nigerian leaders were “not satisfied with the scope, nature and content of the United States’ support for us in our struggle against terrorists,” he said.

He accused Washington of not providing the “lethal” weapons needed to deliver “a killer punch” to the militants.

But State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki shot back that the US had “provided and approved sales of military equipment to its armed forces.”
“These decisions are made, of course, after careful scrutiny to ensure they conform with United States law.”

But she acknowledged the US had refused to transfer some Cobra helicopters due to concerns about the Nigerian army’s ability to use them.

There were also “ongoing concerns about the Nigerian military’s protection of civilians when conducting military operations,” Psaki said, adding these had been discussed with the Nigerian authorities.

Adefuye told members of the Council on Foreign Relations on Monday that allegations of human rights abuses by the military were “rumors, hearsays and exaggerated accounts” put about by rivals of President Goodluck Jonathan and rights groups.

But Psaki stressed the US would not raise such concerns “if we didn’t feel and others didn’t feel that they were warranted.”

Washington was ready to help Nigeria train and improve the effectiveness of its military, Psaki added, urging the government to investigate allegations of abuses.

http://www.homelandnewsng.com/security/us-denies-stopping-nigeria-getting-arms-fight-boko-haram

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Ugochukwu45:
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Adefuye told members of the Council on Foreign Relations on Monday that allegations of human rights abuses by the military were “rumors, hearsays and exaggerated accounts” put about by rivals of President Goodluck Jonathan and rights groups.

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http://www.homelandnewsng.com/security/us-denies-stopping-nigeria-getting-arms-fight-boko-haram

Never in my life have I heard of or seen any leadership that has made more excuses and laid more blames than what we have in Nigeria presently. The greatest invention of the GEJ administration is the politics of blame blame and blame. Every single thing no matter how disconnected or irrelevant has to be blamed on the opposition. Even a 5 years old child in Nigeria knows our armed forces are brutal and would readily assault innocent civilians at the slightest opportunity; if it is not police accidental discharge, it is military brutality and everyone knows this. Instead of the government to devise a smarter cover up response to the US allegations of military brutality, they have quickly attributed it to the opposition too.

I would assume the carnage in Odi and Odioma and even the recent show of shame by some soldiers in Lagos burning BRT buses and beating up civilians was also a made up story "put about by rivals of President Goodluck Jonathan"

How did our national leadership condescend to this level?

hmmmmm

harde2lah:
Leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses
Mitt Romney

He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
Benjamin Franklin

Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.
George Washington Carver

It doesn't matter if you come from the inner city. People who fail in life are people who find lots of excuses. It's never too late for a person to recognize that they have potential in themselves.
Benjamin Carson

I wish Jonathan himself, his handlers and his supporters will read this with an open mind even as they continue practising their 'politics of blame and excuses.'

Sorry for the gods