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Hmmmm. Una go explain tire

Wouldnt expect anything different tbh. I would lean more towards our house of rep/ natn'l assembly to trail the Penn congressman allegation/ investigation to see if its correct info or hogwash, if it means inviting him or doing a closed door teleconference , then compare notes with what the US ambassador is saying.

Not sure if this is a diplomatically savvy thing to do. Get Subpoena on the intelligence attache to US mission as well as his or her subordinate. If this was a covert op, the ambassador may be kept in the dark for on as needed basis update approach for easy denial of culpability.

DOwnside, political class may also be involved so not much can be said for good info coming to light.

tutudesz:
Let Government carry out it's own investigation, with collaboration from independent organization to find out the truth
Normally, Ambassador's are unaware of such funding/missions of other government agencies.

Investigate what exactly? Ain't aware the federal government have the list of those sponsoring boko haram and they refused to release it up till date. You guys are clearly deceiving yourself. Don't worry let's keep moving this way it's better for you and I

There is two ways of looking at this USAID funds boko Haram

1. It's a scurrilous lie, of course. The chap promoting the lie did so without any proof.

2. On the other hand, front organisations. Any Boko symphatiser can set up a front organisation that is actually doing some NGO work, while secretly funneling part of the funds to Boko geng. And USAID won't know, because PEOPLE LIE.

You are not supposed to accept anyways!

tutudesz:
Let Government carry out it's own investigation, with collaboration from independent organization to find out the truth
Normally, Ambassador's are unaware of such funding/missions of other government agencies.

I can assure you he is aware. But where Nigeria is a disgraceful country is that we are too emotional, and want to run the country based on emotions, that's why nothing goes right.
Take these Americans for example. If you have been alleged to have stolen money/committed others crimes, they don't pounce on you until they have EVIDENCE, they take their time to investigate you for as long as possible, you would have even lavished all the money while they keep watching you. But here in Nigeria, we just make lose statements without substance. Just spurious and careless statements here and there and nothing happens... And we continue to live our lives like that in disarray.

Na lie. The ambassador is from Joe Biden and Obama. He will deny it like every democrat

Topman7:
I detest Trump. But if he exposes these people, I will praise him. But still detest him.

He's not doing it out of any love for Nigerians or black folk.

In America he's reintroducing apartheid and racial segregation by rolling back civil rights gains made over the last 50 odd years.

He is from Obama and biden. A full blown democrat. He will deny it

SmartPolician:
Those who believe that USAID funds Boko Haram are the dumbest people on this forum. Trump and his supporters always make stupid and baseless comments.

He is from biden and is denying

tuoyoojo:
The dude is only doing his job and trying to save face

Did you expect him to say it was true bf

E just like be like girl or man who the partner feel say na angel, only to find out that the partner is from the street. What would be the partner's first reaction when caught

Exactly, an Obama nominated ambassador, adopted by Joe Biden will always lie like others in Congress

adecz:
Trump's supporters like Perry will be
making wild statements to support Trump's
behavior of wild ideas and utterances..


Remember that this same Trump advocated
that bleach ( as in hypo or Jik ) be used as
Injection for Covid-19 patients in 2020!! 😮 🫢 😲

Why afunjarians are always inclined to blindness. So boko haram get money from heaven. Richard Mill is an Obama nominated ambassador and a democrat. He is doing the denying job

Typical Democrats that lie with their nose.

Flamemignon1:
DOGE that have been releasing findings with no receipts. Elon musk literally came out himself and said "the whole sending 50 billion dollars to God knows where for condoms" was a lie. Keep fooling yourself thinking billionaires will save you, the average Nigerian mindset

Whats exactly wrong with you people?. Nawaooo. What a special group of people with distinct reasoning

Flamemignon1:
Ambassadors are much more knowledgeable about this than a congressman that literally have a history of accusations with no proof but I agree with on the government carrying out their own investigation

Lie, he is from Obama and Biden. He will deny it as planned. Trump need to root them all out

Discountsempai:
There is two ways of looking at this USAID funds boko Haram

1. It's a scurrilous lie, of course. The chap promoting the lie did so without any proof.

2. On the other hand, front organisations. Any Boko symphatiser can set up a front organisation that is actually doing some NGO work, while secretly funneling part of the funds to Boko geng. And USAID won't know, because PEOPLE LIE.

Oga na lie. Obama use boko haram to root out Jonathan. Richard Mills is appointed by Obama and adopted by Biden. He is denying it like other democrats

ewedunamala:
Oga na lie. Obama use boko haram to root out Jonathan. Richard Mills is appointed by Obama and adopted by Biden. He is denying it like other democrats

I doubt. (not a comment on why Jonathan lost or Buhari won, I don't really care anyway)...but Boko was on the back foot somewhat by 2014/15.(Premium times did a comprehensive report on that).

Also, read Point no 2 again, and think about it.

Maxymilliano:
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, has said there is no evidence that the United States Agency for International Development is funding Boko Haram or any terrorist group.

Mills stated after meeting with the Nigeria Governors Forum in Abuja late Wednesday night that no nation condemns Boko Haram’s violence more strongly than the US.

He assured all that if any evidence is found, the US government will work with the Nigerian government to investigate it.

Recall that on February 13, Congressman Scott Perry accused USAID of funding terrorist groups, including Boko Haram.

Boko Haram is a terrorist group founded in 2002 by Mohammed Yusuf. The group’s objectives included promoting Sunni Islam and eliminating Shia Islam in Nigeria.

Over the years, thousands of Nigerians have lost their lives, billions of Naira worth of property has been destroyed, and many families have been displaced.

Perry, a Republican from Pennsylvania, made this statement during the first hearing of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency.

The session, titled “The War on Waste: Stamping Out the Scourge of Improper Payments and Fraud,” focused on alleged misappropriations of taxpayer funds.

“Who gets some of that money? Does that name ring a bell to anybody in the room? Because your money, your money, $697 million annually, plus the shipments of cash funds in Madrasas, ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, ISIS Khorasan, terrorist training camps. That’s what it’s funding,” he said.

As a result, the Senate has called on the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, along with the heads of the National Intelligence Agency and the Defence Intelligence Agency, to address allegations of terrorist funding involving USAID.


In response to a question, the US Ambassador stated that the US has strict policies to prevent USAID or any other US assistance from being diverted to terrorist groups like Boko Haram.

He stated, “Let me be clear—there is no friend of Nigeria stronger in condemning Boko Haram’s violence and disregard for human life than the United States. We have designated Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organisation since 2013, blocking the group from transferring assets to the US and allowing us to arrest and seize its members.

We cooperate in investigations with the Nigerian government. I can assure you that we have strict policies and procedures to ensure that USAID funding or any other US assistance, whether from USAID, the Department of Defence, or the State Department, is not diverted to terrorist groups like Boko Haram.

“There is absolutely no evidence of such diversion, and if we ever had evidence that any programme funding was being misused by Boko Haram, we would immediately investigate it with our Nigerian partners.

“So, when it comes to Boko Haram, the United States stands with Nigeria in wanting to rid this country of the scourge that this organisation represents.”

He clarified that President Donald Trump’s administration did not cut assistance but implemented a 90-day pause to develop ways to make it more effective.

Mills explained, “No assistance has been cut yet, and no decisions have been made about the future of our assistance. In fact, US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has said that this is not about ending foreign assistance to our partners like Nigeria. It’s about making our assistance more effective and aligning it with US government policies and interests.

“That’s what this 90-day pause is for. However, there are waivers for life-saving assistance, such as support for HIV patients, maternal and child nutrition, and internally displaced people. So that continues. In 90 days, we will know where we stand.”

Regarding other issues discussed with the 36 state governors, the US Ambassador mentioned that he outlined the embassy’s vision for the future of the US-Nigerian relationship.

He stated, “I explained to them that we are going to focus on four key priorities in the coming years. The first is improving the business environment to increase trade and investment between the United States and Nigeria.

“Second, a renewed focus on improving transparency and accountability in Nigeria, fighting corruption, and empowering Nigerian voices advocating for more transparency.
“Third, we want to be more engaged at the subnational level, at the state level, and with local governing authorities. I believe the embassy needs to engage more in this area as we develop our programs and assistance.

“Lastly, we discussed our health care programmes, which are a large part of US assistance to Nigeria. As these programmes succeed—such as reducing HIV cases and eradicating polio—we want to ensure their sustainability and transition them to the Nigerian government at the federal and state levels.”

Mills stated that the aim is to ensure the sustainability of these health programmes and transfer them to the Nigerian government for effective management, helping to create a stronger healthcare future.

https://punchng.com/breaking-no-evidence-usaid-funds-boko-haram-us-ambassador/

That so-called "Rethuglican" Congressman Scott Perry from Pennsylvania was pulling made-up stuff out of his ass tbh. It just didn't make sense watching the full video (attached as the 3rd video right BELOW) of his wild speculations about USAID funds being used to fund various jihadist terror groups! This was clearly an attack aimed at pulling down the entire Dems political structure.

Those of us who have a deep knowledge of global security analysis know full well that the REAL sources of funding for these jihadist terror groups such as Al-Qaeda and its several affiliates such as Al-Shabab operating in Somalia, the JNIM operating in over half of Mali, Niger Republic, and Burkina Faso, etc, are from donations from radical Islamic organizations worldwide, illegal mining, kidnappings, annual donations of millions of USD from Gulf Arab countries to terror groups to prevent attacks on their oil-rich countries, and more.

There's absolutely NOTHING wrong with restructuring the USAID to cut costs for the United States but to say that the funds are used to fund terrorist organizations without proof is absolute nonsense!


1] No Evidence USAID Funds Boko Haram In Nigeria – US Ambassador

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMGfeK02OlI
Channels Television • Feb 20 2025

2] US Ambassador, Richard Mills Counters Claim Of USAID Sponsoring Boko Haram

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PitekzlWceI
TVC News Nigeria • Feb 20 2025 2:15

3] 'USAID funded Al-Qaeda, Taliban, ISIS…': US Congressman Scott Perry drops bombshell at House hearing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKefOY_3IQ0?si=79p5Rc9asTpaSNvN
The Economic Times • Feb 14 2025 12:19
978K views

Lol.... The Military intelligence has the evidence....

Looking for the unsealing of the Federal Indictments, globally.

The last 4-8 years, the USA has been under COG, continuity of Government...


People will be shocked!

You haven't seen anything yet

Topman7:
I detest Trump. But if he exposes these people, I will praise him. But still detest him.

He's not doing it out of any love for Nigerians or black folk.

In America he's reintroducing apartheid and racial segregation by rolling back civil rights gains made over the last 50 odd years.

Trump knows it's a lie but he has to say these things so he can gut USAID.

This current ambassador wouldn't know because he only came into office second half of last year.
Those who perpetuated the evil have probably gone back to base or migrated.
Trust Oyibo at your own risk....

Maxymilliano:
https://punchng.com/breaking-no-evidence-usaid-funds-boko-haram-us-ambassador/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIjcShleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVDzVoYbPHW7xGrDoHC_VcxTCc03qD6d-ttoMO-H0la0U1ETEgDXJPLszw_aem_UkCfhz3YJASTsvVIBgfcuw

Even if its true, what do you expect the ambassador to say? Who's the dumb one now?

SmartPolician:
Those who believe that USAID funds Boko Haram are the dumbest people on this forum. Trump and his supporters always make stupid and baseless comments.

There will ever be sense in nonsense. This is just an attempt to clear the integrity of the US since Trump slogan is American first. The reality on ground shows that there has been foreign support for terrorists worldwide.

Maxymilliano:
https://punchng.com/breaking-no-evidence-usaid-funds-boko-haram-us-ambassador/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIjcShleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVDzVoYbPHW7xGrDoHC_VcxTCc03qD6d-ttoMO-H0la0U1ETEgDXJPLszw_aem_UkCfhz3YJASTsvVIBgfcuw

I saw news talking about how the senate has mandated the Dss and other mother security agencies to investigate this allegation but after reading what the Ambassador said I’m sure we all will know their own findings.

tuoyoojo:
The dude is only doing his job and trying to save face

Did you expect him to say it was true bf

E just like be like girl or man who the partner feel say na angel, only to find out that the partner is from the street. What would be the partner's first reaction when caught

Town crier...I don't feel your pain, so you can keep crying

They have paid him
Tinubu is most corrupt man on the first of earth

You mean a democrat appointed Ambassador?

Obama's wife carried bring back our girls placard but Obama banned GEJ from buying weapons to fight same Boko Haram at same time

SmartPolician:
Those who believe that USAID funds Boko Haram are the dumbest people on this forum. Trump and his supporters always make stupid and baseless comments.

I'm just laughing at their circus show. Trump is brilliant though - end USAID once and for all let n#ggers sort themselves out.

Thedon12:
No, he is not dumb, Scott Perry who has been spreading
misinformation for a long time said something and some people are taking it seriously. Few search to what he said in the past would have helped, but no, they believe everything they read or hear online without digging deeper.

take your epistle go one side so who is funding boko haram mr know it all

tutudesz:
Let Government carry out it's own investigation, with collaboration from independent organization to find out the truth
Normally, Ambassador's are unaware of such funding/missions of other government agencies.

American Ambassadors are usually CIA agents, all agents must report to the ambassador before operating in a country, that's why the US ambassador to Libya was assassinated when he went to supervise CIA arms delivery to terrorists in Benghazi

I don't like unfounded claims and I don't make one. So don't ask me about who is funding Boko Haram, we have Army intelligence, NSA, the DSS and FCID, if all these agencies that received billions in budgetary allocations cannot come out and tell you with facts and proofs of who is funding Boko Haram, how do you want me to tell you?

lonecatt:
take your go one side so who is funding boko haram mr know it all

Bad news for the haters of Nigeria.