Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Obama Mulls Visit as US Okays Sale of 12 Attack Aircraft to Nigeria

As United States President Barack Obama tinkers with a trip to Nigeria in July, the US government has said it is poised to sell up to 12 light attack aircraft to Nigeria.

The decision on arms sales is coming less than two years after the US blocked the sale of American-made Cobra attack helicopters to Nigeria from Israel because of human rights violations in the country’s prosecution of the war against Boko Haram.

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