Nigeria Cancels US Military Training to Fight Boko Haram

The Nigerian government has cancelled
plans to have the United States military
train a Nigerian army battalion to fight
Boko Haram.
According to Sahara Reporters, this move
illustrates the continuing strained
relationship between the two countries
over the Boko Haram issue.
Nigeria had accused the U.S of not
providing enough support for the fight
against Boko Haram. In November, Ade
Adefuye, Nigerian Ambassador to the U.S
expressed his dismay, stating that the
United States had refused to sell arms
and equipment to Nigeria to assist in
defeating Boko Haram. In response U.S
officials reportedly accused Nigerian
security operatives of human right
violations, stating that its laws prevent
them from selling arms to countries with
such human rights records.