The battle against Boko Haram, the dreaded Islamist sect that had in the last six years waged war in Nigeria's North Eastern region is set to take a new dimension as the United States (U .S) is set to join forces with the Muhammadu Buhari administration to fight the insurgents. According to a senior U.S diplomat who spoke yesterday, the Obama administration will send a team to Nigeria in the next few weeks to discuss with the government ways to renew cooperation in the fight against the sect.
Tension broke out between the former government of President Goodluck Jonathan and the Obama administration last year over corruption and human rights abuses by the military in its campaign to crush Boko Haram. U.S officials have said the United States could send more advisers to Nigeria to train its military and help boost the economy , the largest in Africa , through more investment in its oil and gas sector .
Source: http://thesummary.com.ng/index.php/national-news/item/1246-us-team-to-join-nigeria-in-fight-against-boko-haram
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