The U.S. Embassy is puzzled by Nigerian Military's cancellation of specialized training program being handled by American soldiers on fighting Boko Haram militants. A former U.S. ambassador says the move is surprising, since the military in Nigeria is obviously finding it difficult to defeat the terrorist group, which allegedly has taken control of parts of the country’s northeast.

Since April, U.S. Army soldiers have been training a battalion of about 600 Nigerian troops on how to take on Islamic extremist group Boko Haram. The Americans have also provided non-lethal equipment like vehicles and uniforms.
The acting defense and army attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Abuja, Lieutenant Colonel John Cantwell, told VOA he was not clear why the Nigerians decided to stop the training.

“No, we did not receive any specific reason as to why they wanted to cancel the training. But their notification was in response to a request that we had sent to them requesting their intention regarding moving forward with the third phase of training,” he said.

Boko Haram has scored numerous successes in its campaign to control and implement Sharia law across northeastern Nigeria - terrorizing the population, bombing, killing and kidnapping thousands of people, overrunning bases and seizing territory from Nigeria’s military.

That is why former U.S. ambassador to Nigeria John Campbell said Nigeria’s move to cut the training short was baffling.

“What on earth were the Nigerians thinking of to simply cancel a training program. And to me that is a complete mystery, because I do not see how it advances their own interests in any way,” he said.

Nigeria military spokesman Major General Chris Olukolade declined to be interviewed, but in a text message called the cancellation a “purely strategic action,” and did not explain further.

Nigeria’s military has battled Boko Haram for nearly five years and there have been numerous reports of soldiers being outgunned by the militants or simply running away.

Nigerian troops played vital roles in peacekeeping missions in Liberia and Sierra Leone during those countries' wars. But Campbell said since a 1990 coup attempt against then-military ruler General Ibrahim Babangida, recent civilian administrations have preferred to keep the military weak.

“In other words, how do you reduce the coup-making potential of the military? Well, what you do is starve it for resources. So I think that accounts, in part at least, for the transformation of the Nigerian military from being, by far, the best in Africa to one which now, if news reports are to be credited, regularly runs from firefights with Boko Haram,” he said.

Nigeria’s ambassador to the United States recently laid the blame for the military’s failures on Washington. In a speech last month, he criticized the United States for not providing Abuja with more weapons support.

But Campbell said U.S. hands were tied by federal law. International rights groups have repeatedly criticized Nigeria’s military for killing and torturing civilians, charges the Nigerian ambassador dismissed in his speech.

Meanwhile, a law known as the Leahy amendment prohibits the United States from supporting militaries that are thought to be involved in human rights violations.

“American military training of Nigerians, at this particular point in time, is inherently highly limited. It is limited by the Leahy amendment, amongst other things. Nevertheless, it made no sense to me at all that the Nigerian side, would terminate a training program,” said Campbell.

U.S. Officials said they would continue other training with the Nigerian military
Source: .com.ng

1. The Americans have also provided non-lethal equipment like vehicles and uniforms.
2. American military training of Nigerians, at this particular point in time, is inherently highly limited.

The reason maybe due to the above:
1. We need lethal equipment, not just uniforms and vehicles.
2. We need quality and sophisticated training, not the watered down version.
3. No need to waste time time on useless training, eyes on the far east.

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I don't know which word that would qualify to describe this Americans. Maybe I should call them 2 faced hypocrite, and that is saying it lightly, cuz i know they are worst than that.

The US military should get da fûck outta the country, they are just there to spy on our military and it's capability.

Meanwhile, a law known as the Leahy amendment
prohibits the United States from supporting militaries that
are thought to be involved in human rights violations.[b]

when it comes to providing us with lethal weaponry, they remember the Leahy amendment yet they are willing to break that law to train our soldiers. hmmm, double standards I must say.

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Oh you are baffled?
Ok. How does that feel?

You were not baffled when you said Nigeria will breakup in 2015.
You were not baffled when you fly useless drones over our territory and refuse to share intelligence with our troops.

Thunder fire una mouth there.