“Don’t blame us for refusing to fund rapists and murderers of Nigerian Army” – US Senator

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.”

Comments (39)

  1. please the world should note this people want to buy weapons the will use to fight Biafrans, not boko haram as they claim. U S A. please i beg you to continue your evangelism to other country so that they will not sale any weapons for Nigeria, God knows they want to use it against Biafrans.

  2. Nigeria has never functioned as a Country since the creation till date. Am ashame to be a Nigerian

  3. There is an end to all manner of wickedness here on earth, it is God who set it so, and it is mavellous in our eyes

  4. There is always a war crime in time of conflict. American solders rapped in Both the 1991 war to chase Saddam out of the encroached territory in the Middle East and the 2003 war that led to the downfall of Saddam. Lawlessness is not a pride, I agree,therefore rape should be seen as a crime against humanity. My bone of contention is not America refusing to sell arms to Nigeria alone, it is to go further encouraging other countries not to sell arms too. Nigeria is combatting terrorism, a cause which the whole world is against .It is time for Nigeria to extend hands to Russia. A friend in need is a friend in deed. Is Isreal not going against international laws by oppressing all the Middle East? Is America not aiding Isreal?Wake up Nigeria.It is time you know who your friends are.

    1. Israel is not oppressing the whole Middle East, Israel is protecting itself in the middle of unrelenting Bernie’s

  5. The end of our jurney is Biafra.

  6. But the senator is saying the truth and you guy’s don’t know that chief monkey in the zoo Buhari is a chief sponsor of boko haram

  7. There is problem when you put your life on any body to determine it for you, it always going to be stories of unfaithful promises. America military is not the most faithful, evidence are there from Iraq etc. In every organisation there are always going to be few bad ones, that doesn’t make everyone of them to be bad. My advice is Nigeria should keep their head down and work with those who are ready to help in good faith not always preconditions.

  8. Go China or Russia…..Chikenna

  9. Nigeria would go on lagging behind being baby seated by British, little wonder, they, British made sure they influence the government of this nation till date making sure that the people they dread do not come to the seat of presidency in this country. The world is a global entity today, So there are really no solid excuses whether countries like U.S.A has started a long time from now, some time in 1776, there was independence declaration in Philadelphia, this great Country’s independence was got from the same cunning British. And with a selfless effort The U.S as of then made of only but 13 colonies fought war with the same British, where is Britain and where America.
    If Nigeria will ever have the right leaders, a people with great effort and God given intelligence, they will refuse to be cowed, and then they can face the challenges of this nation like reasonable men and not cowards and useless looters. From 1960 till now could be so short to compare countries but frankly no one compares hard work because hard work is a visible endeavor. Arise O, compatriot.

  10. Utter garbage! Which ‘anus’ doesn’t have feces? American marines is Faluja et al on my mind!

  11. I wonder if people would make similar libelous comments if Jonathan was the president.

    1. God bless USA for saying no to the chief terrorist buhariEnter your comment here…

  12. that is just the simple truth, Nigeria and everything attached to it is corrupt. Biafran freedom being activated

  13. Those thah seek peace must first produce eqaulright and justice and those who want to go to heaven must die first, therefore if nigeria must see peace on this earth she must do justice to the Biafran people whom she commited war crime against secondly she should quickly visit the clause in amalgamation of the ethinic nationalties in 191⁴ which says that after 100yrs any of the ethinic nationalty can go her own way. I rest my case here God is my withness.

    1. do something right about that

  14. FUCK THE AMERICANS FOR THEIR DOUBLE STANDARDS AND FUCK LAME DUCK MULLATTO OBAMA

  15. The same Buhari acted wrongly when Jonathan defeated him on presidential elections 4 years ago instead of Buhari to accept defeat then he mobilized Hausa Youth to start killing Christian in the Northern Nigeria. SECTION 2 – Not only that Buhari smeared that he must do a Jonathan Government ungovernable condition. The entire world knows too well that the ungovernable condition Buhari planted in Nigeria Today is the Boko Haram. We are begging the world leaders such as UN,AU,EU,US,ARAB LEAGUE to watch Buhari Government deeply, No changes those Senates and Cabinets are the same criminals that’s luting Nigeria Funds. Let the World Leaders Reason together now to divide this country called Nigeria otherwise heavy War will boost out soon the country is not balance any more.

  16. Am happy this second leg war match, no Britain no Russia no Egypt no even Saudi Arabia but I know stupid Iran may try to help them, useless president with its cowardly army who’s strength is limited to armless civilians.

    1. Enter your comment here…may God have control over dis our Africa mentality.

  17. What an insult to Nigeria President.

  18. Indeed the United States have questions to answer on the role of her military in places like Iraq, Afghanistan as well as Libya but the United States never went begging for Nigeria’s military or intel support. Nigeria is known to avoid all sorts of investigation that will expose wrong doing and abuses by it’s agencies and this has led to even more heinous crimes across the land. Yesterday it was Biafra and today it’s happening in the northeast. Until Nigeria comes to terms with her checkered past, the future will continue to embarrass her and remind her of her dishonourable past.

    Beggars are no choosers so President Buhari should go and do the right thing by investigating all extra judicial killings taking place across Nigeria. Nigeria police disappears people on daily basis and no one accounts for such criminalities.

  19. He said the perfect truth. Nigeria has Wicked People in the force.

  20. Senator is right. Buhari should carry the cross himself because he bragged that ” it is a disgrace to Nigeria and Nigerians for Jonathan to seek for foreign assistance to check Boko Harm. More so, he said he will wipe away terrorism in a short while, according to one of his campaign promise. I stand to be corrected.

  21. This is a polite way of wading off this pedophile and terrorist Buhari. Everybody now understands that Buhari is a sponsor of Boko Haram. The world is watching and have been listening while Buhari was busy raising up this monster called Boko Haram for his selfish political ends. Nigeria is speedily falling apart whether we like it or not and there is nothing we can do about it. Everything that has beginning must have an end. Nigeria started in 1914 and is coming to an end. The natural nations must come up which is absolutely normal.

  22. no country will sell arms to nigeria and biafrans are coming…. housa and yoruba should flee for their lives because no foreign support for nigeria this time as it was in 1967-1970… the punishment of nigeria has began… a pay back time…. biafra will wipe out nigeria this time

    1. Tell your people to try it, this time around igbo will be no more

      1. I call you a joker….Watch and see how the game is played.

      2. hahahah just wait and see how it will start

    2. Only a fool like you can write up this idiot comment

  23. Although one is not defending nigerian military, there are proven cases of atrocities committed by US military – abugurab and Guantanamo detension centres comes to mind. But who are we to tell since we are neither white or US!

    1. it is not about white or US don’t miss the point. anybody can commit a crime but is the criminal brought to justice? I am a nigerian and he is 100 percent right

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