Boko Haram: US $54m aid for Nigeria, three others

The US Government has announced $54m in addition to humanitarian assistance to Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and other countries affected by the Boko Haram violence.

US Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Mr. Thomas Shannon Jr, disclosed this at a symposium tagged ‘Nigeria: Challenges and prospects for advancing durable peace, organised by the US Institute of Peace, Washington, D.C.

Shannon, according to the News Agency of Nigeria said the US Government’s humanitarian assistance to the four countries totalled about $700m since 2015

He said, “On security issues, Nigeria is an important leader and partner in the Lake Chad Basin, collaborating with its neighbours to defeat the scourge of Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa.