INDICATIONS have emerged that the United
States’ government is sending arms to the
Nigerian military in its efforts to crush Boko
Haram.
Facts that the US is sending arms to Nigeria
came on the heels of the US Ambassador to
Nigeria, James Entwistle’s revelation in an
interview with one of our correspondents that
the US government never placed arms
embargo on Nigeria.
“There’s been a lot of misunderstanding on this
issue before, during and after President
Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Washington. Let
me be clear about a couple of things. One, we
had worked very closely with Nigeria on the
Leahy Amendment….The second piece of
misinformation, which has been bandied about
in (newspapers’) headlines, is that the US has
lifted its arms embargo on Nigeria. There was
never an arms embargo,” Entwistle said.
According to Radio France Internationale, the
US Defence Security Cooperation Agency
records show that the country’s Department of
Defence is set to transfer military material to
Nigeria.
The RFI noted that a DSCA list of “so-called
Excess Defence Articles” slated for Nigeria
indicated that the US Army was about to
transfer Caiman trucks, armoured vehicles
designed “to defeat current and emerging
threats,” according to their manufacturer,
British-based BAE Systems.
The RFI added that the US government was also
sending armoured vehicles known as MaxxPro
MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected),
made by Navistar Defence, an Illinois company,
and Israeli-based Plasan Sasa.
It is unclear which Nigerian military units will
receive the equipment, but the report said that
the US government had confirmed that
deliveries were pending.
When The PUNCH contacted the state
department to confirm the types of military
hardware the US would be sending and when
deliveries of the weapons would be made, the
newspaper was directed to contact Nigeria’s
Ministry of Defence.
The spokesperson for the US State
Department, Noel Clay, via an email to The
PUNCH, said, “The United States is set to
expand its efforts to provide bilateral security
assistance to Nigeria to counter Boko Haram.
We will refer you to the Nigerian MoD to
confirm the arrival of any US-origin material,
but we can say that a key component of our
security assistance to Nigeria in recent years
has been training on the importance of respect
for human rights and professional military
conduct.
“Impunity for human rights violations by
security forces not only tarnishes Nigeria’s
reputation, but cannot prohibit us from
engaging with involved units. We will continue
to work with the Nigerian military to ensure
they conduct disciplined military operations in
accordance with clear rules of engagement and
international law; treat all detainees humanely;
allow access for independent monitors to all
detention facilities; and hold accountable the
perpetrators of unlawful violence.”
Meanwhile, a former Head of State, Gen.
Yakubu Gowon (retd.), has said that prayer is
the best weapon against terrorism.
Gowon, who is also the founder of Nigeria
Prays, a non-profit organisation, said this on
Sunday at the National Prayer Rally, which held
at the Olive Tree Parish of the Redeemed
Christian Church of God, Ikoyi, Lagos.
He observed that Boko Haram insurgency had
been the most disturbing of all the problems of
Nigeria.
“There is need for Nigerians to begin to change
their orientation and begin to pray according to
the will and purpose of God. The only way
prayer can be of benefit to all is for us to ask
that God’s will be done. We should pray that
God will answer our prayers in way that it will
be a blessing to all,” he said,
Gowon, as Nigeria’s ruler between 1967 and
1975, prosecuted the Nigeria-Biafra civil war.
He said the incessant suicide bombings in the
country were enough cause for worry.
He said, “It is sad that some people wilfully
take their lives and the lives of others. This is a
great concern. There is no longer respect for
lives. There is no regard for human dignity.
This is worrisome. That is why I really want to
appeal to Nigerians to raise an altar of prayer
for Nigeria. We should consistently pray and
constantly ask that God will cause his mercy to
flow in our nation. The bloodletting is
embarrassing and ungodly. It is time for us to
raise our voices and cry to God for His mercy
on our land.
“If God could save the Biblical Saul who later
became Paul, I am confident that God can
touch the lives of these people called Boko
Haram. We know they are faceless and nobody
knows their agenda. That is why I believe that it
is only God who can really intervene in their
lives and bring a change.”

Source: www.punchng.com/news/us-sending-arms-to-nigeria-report/

Now the wailing wailers can deep dive into red sea...

Gbegben.............. .. .. Finally operation clean sweep is on the way. Am tired of this worn out weapons b4 God bless the Federal Republic of Nigerian

Good news for the country, Sad news for the wailers. Finally, the army will acquire the needed equipment to crush boko haram. In the next three months hopefully, boko haram will be fully defeated by the PMB administration.

Propaganda Propaganda Propaganda

The motto of APC

Barcanista n his Co haters go Cum here dey rant say na GeJ work b dis dat buhari won tak d glory.

WhiteTechnology:
Propaganda Propaganda Propaganda
The motto of APC

wailing wailing wailing The motto of PDP

Buhari's trip was a waste - Wailers.

The most frustrating part of being a wailer, is that they live in constant fear of Buhari's purposeful and non-clueless style of governance that guarantees that their lies and propaganda will certainly be blown to pieces in a matter of days.

Shows us pictures as proof..
We are not gullible..Haba!!!

Time to finish off those cretins...weldone PMB

hope its 4 real?

PMB is working, wailers are wailing

nice one..

Good morning nairaland.

This is a good development... Meanwhile below are the materials coming in from Us

Caiman trucks and Maxx pro MRAP.... These are good truck for dessert area

A good development. But do we have to depend on the US for everything? ain't there other countries(Russia, China?) ain't our dependence on the US actually making us vulnerable militarily?

seunmsg:
Good news for the country, Sad news for the wailers. Finally, the army will acquire the needed equipment to crush boko haram. In the next three months hopefully, boko haram will be fully defeated by the PMB administration.

bro its a sad one indeed for my so called niger delta brothers,i hope our excuse comes quickly so as to declare biafra on 25th of december,this will help bring those of us in lagos and abuja to come for christmas back home, and i pray that boko haram captures and destroys half before we commence, as a biafran i want to give nigeria a secret,why is it that it is when pmb talked about manufacturin guns locally that the usa lifted its arm embargo,hmm wat does that tell u,it means that the usa does not want a black nation to be independent on weapons thereby making other african country to stop buying from the usa,thereby reducing the economy,when biafra comes we will never buy weapons,we will make africa weapons,we wil make nuclear weapons

cybertyrant:
bro its a sad one indeed for my so called niger delta brothers,i hope our excuse comes quickly so as to declare biafra on 25th of december,this will help bring those of us in lagos and abuja to come for christmas back home, and i pray that boko haram captures and destroys half before we commence, as a biafran i want to give nigeria a secret,why is it that it is when pmb talked about manufacturin guns locally that the usa lifted its arm embargo,hmm wat does that tell u,it means that the usa does not want a black nation to be independent on weapons thereby making other african country to stop buying from the usa,thereby reducing the economy,when biafra comes we will never buy weapons,we will make africa weapons,we wil make nuclear weapons

Biafran war monger. If war start, na u go first run..... After Nnamdi Kalu has bolted

Hmmm... and some cretins have been in celebration mood claiming that PMB's US trip was a mission in futility. May God forgive those people.

Anyway, thank God the football season has resumed, now a large percentage of all those bitter minded haters wishing Nigeria evil would be distracted by something else but politics.

Pdp, bacanista and wailers wont release statements now. Anti Nigerian progres people.

df

Okay, we'll take:

100 M-1 Abrams Tanks
20 AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopters
20 CH-47 Chinook Transport Helicopters
30 UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopters
10 C-17 Globemaster Cargo Transport Planes
350 Humvees
25 F-16 Fighting Falcon Fighter Jets
and a couple of B-52 Stratofortress Strategic Bombers

Thank you.

Nice one...


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FP sure this days oo

Boko Harams be like......

WhiteTechnology:
Propaganda Propaganda Propaganda

The motto of APC

Stay there dey dream and dey wail.

I hope this is true sha.
If it is true then Shame on em *cough* *cough*
oya wailing wailer association of Nigeria come outside.

Its about time

Who cares about the Bleep Boko Haram says, they are all propaganda.

We will soon hear another version in less than 24hrs