US Senator Calls Nigerian Soldiers Fighting Boko Haram, ‘Rapists’ (DO YOU AGREE?)

While in the US, president Buhari criticized the Leahy Law - a U.S. human rights law that prohibits the U.S. Department of State and Department of Defense from providing military assistance to foreign military units that violate human rights. Reacting, the sponsor of the Law, US Senator Patrick Leahy said Buhari is misguided in his criticism as the law, which has so far stopped the US govt from assisting Nigeria in the war against Boko Haram, can't be blamed for the atrocities committed by the 'murderers and rapists in the Nigerian military'.

“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 HaramPresident 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.” He said.

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Posted: at 25-07-2015 09:03 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Is he referring to Boko Haram here??

Posted: at 25-07-2015 10:08 AM (8 years ago) | Hero

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Posted: at 25-07-2015 10:49 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

professor Wole Soyinka 

Posted: at 25-07-2015 02:04 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

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Posted: at 25-07-2015 08:18 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Nonsense ....

American and double standard ....

What about America atrocities of introducing chaos and ushering jihadist in country like irag, Libya ,Syria and yemen and so many countries around the globe ....

What abt atrocities committed by America millitary in Iraq , Afghanistan, Syria and so many countries ...

So if the America govt has no other reason no to sell us arms they should say it , instead of using silly excuses ....

Posted: at 25-07-2015 09:59 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

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Posted: at 25-07-2015 10:18 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

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Posted: at 26-07-2015 12:57 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

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Posted: at 26-07-2015 02:27 PM (8 years ago) | Newbie

And you are all gay animals

Posted: at 12-08-2015 09:23 AM (8 years ago) | Hero