Nigerian army denounces US officers over soldiers' mutiny
Iran Press TV
Tue Dec 16, 2014 8:54AM GMT
The Nigerian army says not only has the US done nothing to help, but has made matters worse with its training of the soldiers who recently committed acts of mutiny.
"Our investigations show that some of the soldiers that were involved in mutiny received training in the US," a senior Nigerian official told the Nigerian daily, Punch, on Sunday, adding that the soldiers' mutiny in the fight against Boko Haram Takfiri militants in recent months was due to the 'negative training' they received from US trainers.
The official also said, "Another thing Nigerians should note is that since the Americans came here purportedly to help get the Chibok girls, they have not done anything. What have they done with all their technology and might? Is it not suspicious?"
The official also stressed that it might not be easy to tell Americans to leave Nigeria since "they are a super power."
In response, the US Embassy in the Nigerian capital Abuja announced it had not received any request from the Nigerian government to withdraw its forces from the country.
The forces were allegedly brought into the country to assist with the rescue of the abducted girls.
On April 14, Boko Haram kidnapped 276 students from their secondary school in the northeastern town of Chibok, triggering worldwide outrage. Reports say 57 of the girls managed to escape, but 219 are still missing.
Boko Haram, whose name means "Western education is forbidden," has claimed responsibility for numerous deadly shooting and bombing attacks in various parts of Nigeria which have left more than 10,000 people dead so far.
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