- Former CAN President, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, has called on the Nigerian government to investigate the allegations slammed against the USAID
- In an interview, he criticised the delayed revelation by U.S. Congressman Scott Perry that USAID allegedly funded terrorist organizations, including Boko Haram, with $697 million
- Ayokunle recalled that CAN had long suspected foreign sponsorship of terrorism in Nigeria but was dismissed when it raised concerns, emphasizing that such claims should not be ignored
Ex-CAN president speaks on allegations that USAID is funding Boko Haram.
Photo credit: Rev Samson Ayokunle, Roberto SCHMIDT / AFPSource: Getty ImagesUSAID funding: Rev. Ayokunle calls for probeWe are already suspecting for long because those days when President (Goodluck) Jonathan was pleading with the United States of America, they refused to do that. That was during the time of President (Barack) Obama, claiming that our military will not be cautious enough in the use of ammunition.Now, it is coming out. USAID is now alleged to be behind the sponsorship of Boko Haram in Nigeria, he said.USAID: FG told to block sources funding terrorismEx-CAN president tells Tinubu what to do over allegation against USAID.
Photo credit: Rev Samson Ayokunle, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed TinubuSource: UGCI will not take Scott Perry for granted because he didnt talk about Nigeria alone; he talked about the same organisation USAID being used in the same way in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and other places. All the security agencies that we have Customs and Immigration how can they be easily beaten without apprehending this monumental danger coming upon our nation? The ammunition that our military and police dont have, these people have them.Even amidst them also, I suspect that insincere people are there because there is no way these terrorists will be receiving these things that they wont know, he said.The Nigerian government should investigate how a foreign organisation is distributing money and weapons to a terrorist group in Nigeria and nobody discovered that. It means their roof is leaking, he said.
- Trumps order: Nigerian Senate summons security chiefs over USAID terrorist financing allegations
- US ambassador breaks silence on accusation USAID is allegedly funding Boko Haram
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