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://ynaija.com/senator-leahy-leahy-amendment/

Still reading

when amnesty tlk dem say na opata yarn.... wind don de blow sha

what is buhari gain on this usa visit see insult to nigeria

°There's still money,
°There's still hope,
°Ask Jona 4 help.
°We no gree homo,
°Continue d Amnesty program,
°Face security 1st,probe leta,



Be fast n don't slack.God Bless Naija.

Again Jonathan has been vindicated.

This goes to show that Dullardin_ho has no strategy on fighting Boko, no wonder he started talking about amnesty.

Mum.uhari sorry for you.

Is these true america una try well well

Nonsense