US offers help to Nigeria

The United States Government says it

will offer help to Nigeria in tracking

billions of dollars of stolen funds and

 assets.

The government also said that the 

United States’ military will offer

assistance to Nigeria in the fight

against Islamic militants.

A White House statement says that this

is part of what is expected to feature

during discussion between Nigeria’s

President, Muhammadu Buhari and U.S.

President, Barack Obama in Washington

DC.

The cooperation between former

President Goodluck Jonathan and the

United States government had virtually

grounded to a halt over issues,

including the alleged refusal of

Jonathan to investigate corruption and

human rights abuses.

President Obama had long seen Nigeria

as arguably the most important

influential country in Sub-Saharan

Africa and had always been willing to

help Nigeria in counter terrorism

training.

Since Buhari’s election, Washington is

said to have committed 5 million dollars

in new support for multi national task

force to fight terrorism.

This is in addition to 34million dollars it

had provided to Nigeria, Chad Cameroon

and Niger for equipment and logistics.