THE United States (U.S.) has donated $11 million
mine-resistant and armour-protected vehicles to the Nigerian Army to boost
anti-insurgency war.
This was contained in a statement issued by the
Public Affairs section of the Consulate-General in Lagos on Wednesday.
The vehicles valued at $11 million, would be handed
over to the military at the Army’s 9th Bri- gade Parade Ground, Ikeja Army
Cantonment in Lagos.
The statement reads: “The US is pleased to donate 24
mine-resistant, armour-protected (MRAP) vehicles valued at $11 million to
Nigeria’s military authorities.
“The equipment donation represents part of the
continuing US commitment to Nigeria and its neighbours to counter Boko Haram’s
senseless acts of terror and promote regional security.”
Meanwhile, the U.S. ambassador to Nigeria, James
Entwistle, had earlier noted Washington’s commitment to assist Nigeria in its
fight against Boko Haram
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