Patrick Leahy, an American Senator who sponsored the Leahy Law says that President Muhammadu Buhari should not blame the United States for not choosing to support the Nigerian Army.

The Leahy amendment prohibits the US Department of State and Department of Defence from providing military assistance to foreign military units that violate human rights with impunity.

Owing to the fact that the Nigerian military has been accused of alleged human rights crimes in its war against Boko Haram, the United States had refused to give the country the required assistance.

President Buhari had said on Wednesday, July 22, at the United States Institute for Peace that the law “aided and abetted” the campaign of bloodletting of Boko Haram.

In a response posted on his website, Senator Leahy said he could not be blamed for the atrocities committed by the murderers and rapists in the Nigerian military.

He said:

“It is well-documented by the State Department and by respected human rights organisations that Nigerian army personnel have, for many years, engaged in a pattern and practice of gross violations of human rights against the Nigerian people and others, including summary executions of prisoners, indiscriminate attacks against civilians, torture, forced disappearances and rape. Rarely have the perpetrators been prosecuted or punished.”

“This abusive conduct not only violates the laws of war, it creates fear and loathing among the Nigerian people whose support is necessary to defeat a terrorist group like Boko Haram.

“President Buhari ignores the undisputed fact that most Nigerian army units have been approved, under the Leahy Law, for U.S. training and equipment. Only those particular units against which there is credible evidence of the most heinous crimes are ineligible for U.S. aid. And even those units can again become eligible if the Nigerian Government takes effective steps to bring the responsible individuals to justice.

“I strongly agree with President Buhari about the need to defeat Boko Haram, and I have supported tens of millions of dollars in U.S. aid to Nigeria for that purpose. But rather than suggest that the United States is at fault for not funding murderers and rapists in the Nigerian military, he should face up to his own responsibility to effectively counter Boko Haram. He should direct his attention to the Nigerian military, and the Nigerian courts, and clean up the units implicated in such atrocities.”

http://www.metronaija.com/2015/07/dont-blame-us-for-not-supporting.html

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Strong words...anyway, we know who to blame

Uhmmm...


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Yes!! Face your responsiblities Mr President. It's your duty to get rid of BH. Afterall, you said you would eliminate them during your campaign

A begger can receive any type of abusive word, can this Leahy of a man dare say so about Iran or North Korea not to talk of Russia?

Since we are beggers; we've to learn how to live like beggers.

While America is busy begging Iranian military; they're calling Nigerian military Rap1sts

Blame who? No be your fault.... Na Jonathan and d Tanoids dey give una mouth to talk

Buhari has nothing new to offer, he went to the US to beg for arms thinking Gej didn't beg properly, we all know that northerners know how to beg but in this case, begging wont change anything.

Everything Buhari has done and is still doing are the same things Gej did before he(Gej) finally bought from Russia and China .

Buhari has nothing new to offer .

Mist it be USA there are other world powers that can assist but truly they are correct about the rape and murder of innocent Nigerians.
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When I think of Nigeria wahala, I just jejely go on my music list to play some old Fela songs. That guy was a prophet!

Dear Senator, thank you very much for the message, but as you can see, my government never take responsibility for anything, so don't bother wasting your precious time responding to her.

You see years of bad leadership has caused us Nigerian army has lost its credibility.

Sai buhari showing signs of weakness, I don't see him defeating boko haram.

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only God can rescue Nigeria

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so who should we blame na...

Again

When PMB said he was going to investigate the ICC stuff wailers were everywhere screaming trash, some top military officials are being probed and all we could hear from the wailers is witch hunt.... If you guys ain't ready to watch PMB fix NIGERIA you can simply follow Oba akiolu's guidline

Truth be told the Senator just nail it on the head. our Army are animals they treat civilian like criminal.

so who we go blame? buhari? or Gej?

U.S ? I have been even suspecting them too coz have not been good to Nigeria for once ...Homo-NONSENSITY

Ok na. Where are the Soviets? We've got some business to do.

Its US of course...

They'd give u a DIPLOMATIC reason for turning u down

If they will not assist our military then let's buy from Russia.







those ones are ever willing. Even though we destroy ourselves with the weapons.

07.23.15
Reaction Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) To Nigerian President Buhari’s Mis-Directed Criticism Of The Leahy Law On Human Rights
“It is well documented by the State Department and by respected human rights organizations that Nigerian army personnel have, for many years, engaged in a pattern and practice of gross violations of human rights against the Nigerian people and others, including summary executions of prisoners, indiscriminate attacks against civilians, torture, forced disappearances and rape. Rarely have the perpetrators been prosecuted or punished.

“This abusive conduct not only violates the laws of war, it creates fear and loathing among the Nigerian people whose support is necessary to defeat a terrorist group like Boko Haram.

“President Buhari ignores the undisputed fact that most Nigerian army units have been approved, under the Leahy Law, for U.S. training and equipment. Only those particular units against which there is credible evidence of the most heinous crimes are ineligible for U.S. aid. And even those units can again become eligible if the Nigerian Government takes effective steps to bring the responsible individuals to justice.

“I strongly agree with President Buhari about the need to defeat Boko Haram, and I have supported tens of millions of dollars in U.S. aid to Nigeria for that purpose. But rather than suggest that the United States is at fault for not funding murderers and rapists in the Nigerian military, he should face up to his own responsibility to effectively counter Boko Haram. He should direct his attention to the Nigerian military, and the Nigerian courts, and clean up the units implicated in such atrocities.”

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A clear case of the pot calling cattle black. Fvck u all ya America! To lagoon wt ya!


I blame our Almajiri president who took his plastic bowl to Washington.

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Civil war atrocities committed by the Nigerian Army readily comes to mind. But it's all over now, Nigeria should learn how to produce her own weapons instead of depending on these so called world powers. i'm still wondering why Nigeria neglected the civil war geniuses.

Blame you ke ? Probably if we had agreed to your gay rights and other whatnots then you may consider helping. But I don't blame the US because in truth you owe us nothing. I blame our so called leaders for lack of foresight in building this country and continent into a force that can be reckoned with. Development is easy if only we can wipe corruption of our eyes. So that any little issue wont give us a reason to run to "big daddy"(the west). its still a shame that most african countries are still far from independence

Oh boy, our military has lost credibility.
Oga Buhari do the needful to our military oh!

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