The U.S. government is seeking approval to sell as many as twelve A-29 Super Tucano attack aircraft to Nigeria to assist its fight against Boko Haram, Reuters has reported.


Additionally, U.S. military officials revealed that it would provide more intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance resources to the Nigerian military and plans to train Nigerian infantry troops to more effectively combat the insurgents.

The potential sale, which awaits approval by Congress, demonstrates the U.S. government’s approval of President Muhammadu Buhari’s measures to fight corruption and indiscipline within Nigeria’s military.

Under former President Goodluck Jonathan, Washington was resistant to selling arms and providing other forms of assistance to the Nigerian military due to its poor human rights and corruption record. The rampant corruption within the military was epitomized by the $2.1b arms scandal that unfolded under Mr. Jonathan’s administration. Tensions between the two militaries culminated in the U.S.’s abrupt termination of Nigerian military training activities in 2014.

But Mr. Buhari’s fight against corruption has gained the confidence of the U.S. government, which has been providing more support to counterterrorist activities throughout Africa.

“The Buhari administration I think has really re-energized the bilateral relationship in a fundamental way,” one anonymous U.S. official told Reuters.

“Buhari made clear from the get-go that his number one priority was reforming the military to defeat Boko Haram…and he sees us as part of that solution,” another official said.

However, human rights abuses remain a serious problem in the military, as exemplified by the December 2015 Zaria massacre in which at least 217 civilians were killed by Nigerian troops.

Despite this, the U.S. government's support for the sale of military aircraft to Nigeria shows that Washington has more confidence in the Nigerian military than it did under previous administrations and that the two governments may further cooperate on security matters in the future. 

http://saharareporters.com/2016/05/06/us-seeks-approve-attack-aircraft-nigeria

I think US is seducing Nigeria with these.

In Politics; For every help being rendered, there must be a reward, but of course the US is too smart to ask for any reward now.
Nigeria is now dealing more with China and suddenly this comes up, I think it's in a bid to create better alliance with us, prolly to thwart our deal with China or to monitor it.

Our President and the Government at large should be careful on how they seek help.
We are not yet mature for these kinds of international politics.
In a bid to fight a disease, let's not create another.

Even if we are paying for the Fighter Jets, there will still be a feeling that we are being helped thus make us think we owe them.

Our Government should make precise and calculated steps while dealing with the US so that we won't succumb to their seduction and later get fvcked in the a*s

I Pray.

Believe “Saharareporters” at your own risk

They allow the Indians and Pakistanis use the f14 tomcat yet they approve this turbo prop toy called the tucano which we can as well buy from south Africa or brasil.. the US clearly don't mean well

The truth is that there is more to this.
Why is it that it is now that Buhari has technically wiped out the boko haram terrorist that they have decided to sell fighting get to us? The answer is very simple

the recent infamous activities being perpetrated by the Niger delta avengers calls for a common concern. With this move it is obvious that the whole world is against the activities of millitants in the Niger Delta. The helders in that region should call those little rascals to order before it is too late. Althoug we are suspecting that HIPOBS also have hand in it.

Mind you there is a saying that it will be better to wipe out the whole inhabitant of niger delta than for the small territory with a population of 1% to wipe out the whole of Nigerian.