How US Ambassador, Richard Mills Confirms no Proof that USAID Funds Boko Haram, Other Terrorists…details

Richard Mills, the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, has currently confurmed in his statement that, there is no proof to suggest that the USAID is providing funding to Boko Haram or any other terrorist organization.

This Mills explained after his late Wednesday night meeting with the Nigeria Governors Forum in Abuja that the United States condemns Boko Haram’s violence more fervently than any other nation.

He expressed his commitment, stating that should any evidence emerge, the US government will collaborate with the Nigerian government to conduct a thorough investigation.

He said, “Let me be clear—there is no friend of Nigeria stronger in condemning Boko Haram’s violence and disregard for human life than the United States. We have designated Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organisation since 2013, blocking the group from transferring assets to the US and allowing us to arrest and seize its members.

“We cooperate in investigations with the Nigerian government. I can assure you that we have strict policies and procedures to ensure that USAID funding or any other US assistance, whether from USAID, the Department of Defence, or the State Department, is not diverted to terrorist groups like Boko Haram.

“There is absolutely no evidence of such diversion, and if we ever had evidence that any programme funding was being misused by Boko Haram, we would immediately investigate it with our Nigerian partners.

“So, when it comes to Boko Haram, the United States stands with Nigeria in wanting to rid this country of the scourge that this organisation represents.

“No assistance has been cut yet, and no decisions have been made about the future of our assistance. In fact, US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has said that this is not about ending foreign assistance to our partners like Nigeria. It’s about making our assistance more effective and aligning it with US government policies and interests.

“That’s what this 90-day pause is for. However, there are waivers for life-saving assistance, such as support for HIV patients, maternal and child nutrition, and internally displaced people. So that continues. In 90 days, we will know where we stand.”

~Imranmuhdz