Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has accused the US of being behind Nigeria’s long-standing terrorism disaster.
Omokri made this declare on Monday throughout an interview on Prime Time, a programme aired on Come up Tv.
The political analyst mentioned America’s overseas coverage below former President Barack Obama immediately triggered the insecurity now ravaging Nigeria and the Sahel area.
“There’s an ethical duty on the US as a result of this drawback of terrorism was delivered to the doorstep of Nigeria by Barack Obama’s administration,” he mentioned.
Omokri defined that the U.S. intervention in Libya led to the downfall of Muammar Gaddafi, which in flip scattered well-armed mercenaries throughout Africa.
He alleged that a lot of these fighters discovered their means into Nigeria, fueling the unfold of rebel {groups} like Boko Haram.
“If Obama’s administration had not intervened in Libya, Gaddafi wouldn’t have been killed. And if Gaddafi hadn’t been killed and all these overseas mercenaries had not left Libya to return right here, there wouldn’t be this terrorism in Nigeria,” he acknowledged.
He additional insisted that if the U.S. had not “carried out what they did in Libya,” nations within the Sahel, together with Nigeria, wouldn’t be battling fixed terrorist assaults.
Omokri, who served below former President Goodluck Jonathan, additionally acknowledged that former U.S. President Donald Trump took steps to help Nigeria’s army efforts by approving arms gross sales to the nation.
“Nigeria is paying a worth for what it didn’t trigger. Fortunately, Trump lifted objects and started promoting weapons to us, however the US brought on these issues, and they should assist us repair them,” he added.