Nigerian Army Training Against Boko Haram By US Cancelled

Washington mission on monday said that Nigeria has halted its military training against boko haram by the US soldiers.
“At the request of the Nigerian government, the United States will discontinue its training of a Nigerian Army battalion,” the US Embassy in Abuja said in a statement.vanguardngr


Two initial phases of training had already been completed between April and August this year which provided “previously untrained civilian personnel with basic soldiering skills,” it added.

A third session had been planned “with the intent of developing the battalion into a unit with advanced infantry skills”.

“We regret premature termination of this training, as it was to be the first in a larger planned project that would have trained additional units with the goal of helping the Nigerian Army build capacity to counter Boko Haram,” it said.

There was no immediate response from the Nigerian government.