Nigeria Has Lost Its Fight Against Terrorism – USA

The United States government said that the Federal Government of Nigeria has failed in its fight against terrorism.

Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan (left) and American President, Barrack Obama (right)
In the US International Religious Report for 2013, released on 28 July, secretary of state John F. Kerry strongly criticized the Goodluck Jonathan-led administration for being too slow to prevent and react to the communal or religious-based violence. Also one of the reasons for such connivance in the country was named poorly equipped and trained security forces responsible for suppression of extremist groups in the north.
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Here’s only a small part of claims made to the Federal Government:
1) The government also failed to protect victims of violent attacks targeted because of their religious beliefs or for other reasons.
2) Legal proceedings against five police officers charged in 2011 with the extrajudicial killing of Boko Haram leader Mohammed Yusuf did not resume during the year.Continue reading