WASHINGTON, Stella Igwe-Adesoga, Per Second News--- Ahead of the Monday morning meeting between visiting President Muhammadu Buhari, and President Barak Obama, the United States has decided to unblock the sales of Military equipment and U.S attack helicopters to Nigeria's Military to help in fighting escalating insurgency, Per Second News gathered Sunday evening in Washington.



U.S. law forbid the sale of certain arms to militaries accused of gross human rights abuses and Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian army's leadership of complicity in the death of 8,000 detainees in the battle against Boko Haram.

Nigerian soldiers have said they are outnumbered and outgunned by Boko Haram and often are sent into battle with no food and just 30 bullets each.

President Buhari has promised to investigate and prosecute perpetrators, while also cleaning up the Military.

"We're looking forward to what we can do with a president who has staked out an agenda that we think is the right agenda at the right time," the U.S. National Security Council's Grant Harris said in Washington ahead of the meeting.

Due to Buhari's promise of cleaning up the mess and desire to mend relations battered by his predecessor's failures to fight an Islamic uprising and corruption in Africa's biggest oil producer, the United States will sell eight advanced Apache attack helicopters to Nigeria, security experts disclosed Sunday to tighten defense ties between Washington and Abuja and to beef up the Nigerian military.

Speaking in Washington a US political analyst Goldman Anthony in African Arguments said that a military overhaul could include returning procurement to the Defense Ministry.

"Privately, the new security commanders are warning of no quick fixes … arguing that Boko Haram infiltration of the army and civilian structures is a major unresolved difficulty," Goldman concluded.

The deal is worth around $500m according to defense experts.




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Welcome development , our dignity is gradually being restored, if this is the kind thing baba slowness will bring abeg, Buhari you are too fast , Oya snail mode activated

I wish this is true

Reaper drones too, on the way!

The problem is not buying but who will handle and maintain them, do we have expertise on ground for all these sophisticated equipment and weapons. God bless Nigeria and Obama

Bro if US sells anything to you. It definitely comes with a trainer that's the way they operate , so this is the reason they only sell to their allies

techcoms:
The problem is not buying but who will handle and maintain them, do we have expertise on ground for all these sophisticated equipment and weapons. God bless Nigeria and Obama

I pray Bokoharam no get hold of this Helicopter hence e don be for our soldiers be that !!!
What we need is drone and satellite reconnaissance ....
Monitor the terrorists, Identify them and shoot them down.

what ultimately win the war against Bokoharam is Good Governance, People Oriented Governance.

We go kukuma manage am abi wetin man pikin go do

Pls deliver on tym... i want to c d end of boko boys

Buhari should sanitize the Airforce of Bokoharam sympathizers to avoid dashing the Jihadists a helicopter


Bokoharam's big brother is now the NSA and this time instead of buying Mr Biggs snacks for them, he will donate an Apache to his boys.

kikikiki...... Apache ko, B52 bomber ni.

No, they will send you stinger missiles.... bloody Liars!

That one for end up carrying party dignitaries to otuoke if they had gotten it a few months ago

My N100 says this news is fake. Anyone want to take me up on it?

naijainfogalery:
Welcome development , our dignity is gradually being restored, if this is the kind thing baba slowness will bring abeg, Buhari you are too fast , Oya snail mode activated

Dignity u say?
I laugh in Otuoke.
Our slavery gradually hitting from d north. Kapish?
U think America will suddenly love u 4 nothing? Then u must b living under a rock.
These guys r d devil. Give u a shoe , later take ur whole leg plus d shoe.
Buhari has no idea wat he is into. Y do u think they hated d other administration? Y do u think they hate Russia n China?

Wailers be like ehn ehn, so you are part of propaganda to fall our GEJ by not selling weapons to him

Or America is wicked o, America is the devil
They want something in return

Bla Bla Bla

darfay:
We go kukuma manage am abi wetin man pikin go do

Abi now

Its always all about the money, nothing like friendly visit in the western world.

DaBullIT:
Wailers be like ehn ehn, so you are part of propaganda to fall our GEJ by not selling weapons to him

Or America is wicked o, America is the devil
They want something in return

Bla Bla Bla

IsraeliAIRFORCE:
Buhari should sanitize the Airforce of Bokoharam sympathizers to avoid dashing the Jihadists a helicopter


Bokoharam's big brother is now the NSA and this time instead of buying Mr Biggs snacks for them, he will donate an Apache to his boys.

Oga, this is not the tenure of Jonathan, where sophisticated military hardwares are allowed to slip into the hands of Boko Haram. That has always been the reason the US refused to sell their hardwares.

This one can delete Biafra from map

Make una take am easy with the lies. I know these lies are just to generate clicks for the website but it's funny seeing how gullible Nigerians are.

.I can't believe people here think Nigeria don't have jet fighters.....if we wanted to destroy boko haram we would have used just one on them...instead of sending soldiers to die...boko haram is still there because Top dogs in Nigeria don't want them destroyed...

Per seconds lie

The way this dullard is dancing to the sweet tunes of the west, it only means one thing: Nigeria is doomed!

godwinkessi:
This one can delete Biafra from map

Sure.but don't also forget the same biafra also has the liberty to buy the same from China or russia who are willing markets to sell anytime.

IsraeliAIRFORCE:
[s] Buhari should sanitize the Airforce of Bokoharam sympathizers to avoid dashing the Jihadists a helicopter


Bokoharam's big brother is now the NSA and this time instead of buying Mr Biggs snacks for them, he will donate an Apache to his boys. [/s]

What a childish comment.

Bokoharm seen dis coming, I see why they are so desperate

Count ur days BH

Hope they'll support it with drone technology?

OrlandoOwoh:

Oga, this is not the tenure of Jonathan, where sophisticated military hardwares are allowed to slip into the hands of Boko Haram. That has always been the reason the US refused to sell their hardwares.

Jonathan has never been in the military nor will Buhari be involved in the Frontline.

arewafederation:

On the 27th of june 2011, the then CDI (Gen Babagana Monguno) requested that the police hand over the co-founder of Bokoharam to the defence intelligence agency, the then IGP obliged Moguno with the understanding that the suspect will be returned to the police after DIA interrogation, and this was never to be because Monguno had another agenda

Tishau (the Bokoharam co-founder) miraculously vanished from detention where it was believed Monguno arranged for his excape!!!

A welcome development. Insurgency is nigh end. I don't want to get my hopes high until I see real action.