The Nigerian government requested for the suspension of the training programme less than a month after Washington said it refused to sell the country Cobra attack helicopters.
The US turned down the helicopter request “due to concerns about Nigeria’s ability to use and maintain this type of helicopter in its effort against Boko Haram and ongoing concerns about the Nigerian military’s protection of civilians when conducting military operations,” State Department spokeswoman, Jen Psaki said in Washington on November 12.
“At the request of the Nigerian government, the United States will discontinue its training of a Nigerian Army battalion,” the US Embassy in the capital, Abuja, said in an e-mailed statement.
The training programme was designed to help Nigeria battle the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram. But now, the programme is halt and suspended.
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