Nigeria: Jonathan Seeks Us Assistance to Combat Boko Haram, Other Crimes

12 December 2012

President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday reached out to the United States to assist Nigeria in tackling the spate of insurgency occasioned by the Boko Haram sect, and other security breaches bedevilling the nation.

Jonathan, who hosted the Commander of the United States' Africa Command (USAFRICOM), General Carter Ham, at the State House, enumerated various security challenges facing the country and urged the US to come to the aid of his administration.

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