Will these weapons be used to stop the jihad against Christians? Not likely. A Nigerian recently observed that the Buhari government “had over many years given excuses and several changes of narrative to ‘deflect, deny and defend its complicity’ in the killings of women and children in predominantly Christian villages in central Nigeria.” It’s more likely that these weapons will end up being used against the nation’s Christians.
And Biden’s took Nigeria off the list of violators of religious freedom.
“United States Approves Major Arms Sale to Nigeria Despite Human Rights Concerns,” International Christian Concern, April 21, 2022:
04/21/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – The U.S. last week approved an arms sale worth nearly $1 billion to Nigeria. The deal—which includes twelve AH-1Z Attack Helicopters, thousands of guidance systems for precision munitions, night vision equipment, and machine guns among other weapons and tools—was halted last year by a bipartisan group of leaders on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee who were concerned about Nigeria’s human rights record.
“This sale will be a major contribution to U.S. and Nigerian security goals,” the U.S. Department of State said in a notice to Congress about the sale. “This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a strategic partner in Sub-Saharan Africa. The proposed sale will better equip Nigeria to contribute to shared security objectives, promote regional stability and build interoperability with the U.S. and other Western partners.”
The deal with Nigeria would, according to State Department, include the deployment of teams to Nigeria to train local forces on legal issues, human rights concerns, and ways to minimize civilian harm in air operations.
Human Rights Concerns
Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Nigeria in November and raised concerns about the Nigerian government’s human rights record. During his visit, he said that the U.S. was waiting for justice in the case of a 2020 incident in which the army shot at protestors before going ahead with the proposed arms sale. It is not clear what, if any, justice was administered before the deal was finalized last week.
In a report released last week, State Department highlighted “credible reports that members of the [Nigerian] security forces committed numerous abuses” last year. The report lists seventeen specific human rights abuses, including “unlawful and arbitrary killings by both government and nonstate actors; forced disappearances by the government, terrorists, and criminal groups; [and] torture.”
In addition to concerns about police brutality and lack of accountability for its armed forces, Nigeria has also long been criticized for its failure to provide security to vulnerable Christian communities in the Middle Belt and northern regions of the country.
For a variety of reasons, Nigeria was added to State Departments list of Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) in 2020 for engaging in or tolerating severe violations of religious freedom. It was removed from the list in 2021 around the time of Secretary Blinken’s visit in a move that drew widespread criticism from human rights watchdogs around the world….
Ade Fegan says
Biden hits a new low
somehistory says
They should ask, “what nation is nigeria fighting or is being threatened with war so that nigeria *needs* attack helicopters, machine guns, night vision equipment, etc.”?
Since nigeria is not….not in any way…fighting terrorists, how is this for the “security” of the U.S?
nigeria is being run…ruined…by a mozlum terrorist and his gang of mozlums who are terrorizing and slaughtering innocent citizens. Now, they will be able to do this with attack helicopters, machine guns and precision equipment with guidance systems….and the Christians who run into the bush to hide during the night raids on their homes by these mozlums, won’t have a chance against “night vision equipment.”
Jesus told His disciples then and now, “You will be objects of hatred by all of the nations on account of my Name,” “you will be persecuted for my Name,” and “You will be haled before governors and kings for my sake,”….”the *world* hates you as it has hated me.”
“bo” and his puppet biden, his operative blinken, are all part of the “world” that “hates” Jesus and those who put faith in Him. Proof….in the supplying of mozlum terrorists who daily murder Christians in nigeria with modern weapons so they can slaughter more in fewer raids in fewer days.
gravenimage says
+1
Fitna says
It’s insanity. How can they be so blind as to not know the Muslim govt will just use it to kill Christians and other non-Muslims?
It’s as if the Muslims have hypnotized all Leftists to do everything they want them to do and the Leftists comply without question.
The Muslims might as well start demanding that the US implement Sharia law, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Leftists dutifully work to make it happen as well.
Aren’t most Democrats Christians also? Why are they helping Muslims to kill their co-religionists?
As the previous article mentioned, Egypt used to be 99% Christian, soon through Islamic invasion, jihad, etc. they were forced to convert to Islam and now these ex-Christians now persecute, rape, kill their former co-religionists.
If it can happen to them, it can happen anywhere. The West is the last bastion of real freedom on this planet. It is a standard that other nations try to emulate, our freedoms, human rights, esp for women/minorities, equality under the law, peace, etc.
Should the Muslims take over, then freedom will die and it will never come back. We cannot allow Islam to win at all costs.
Pierre Delecto says
It’s all on the up and up. Exactly like Storage Wars©.
High bid wins. [ Contact Hunter or James for funding guidance. ]
Wellington says
Biden is a doofus and all those in his administration are doofuses—Harris, Blinken, Austen, Garland, Yellen, Mayorkas, Sullivan, Buttplug, et al. Ditto for the Senate Majority Leader, Schumer, and the wretched current Speaker of the House, i.e., the loathsome Pelosi. And let’s not forget the woeful Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, i.e., thoroughly modern Milley.
Again I state that America was founded by near geniuses and is now governed by idiots—and in this “mix” is a lot of RINOs too like McConnell, McCarthy, Romney, Murkowski and Collins.
How in the Hell did it come to this, including not only massive incompetency but also massive corruption? The Deep State does indeed exist and this would include many arrogant, powerful and incompetent people in the unelected federal bureaucracy (e.g., Anthony “I am the science” Fauci).
America right now is led by people who deserve no respect, indeed many deserve prison time—like Fauci and recently departed rogues such as Comey, Clapper and Brennan. This is the state of matters in our time and it often feels like a Late Roman Empire redux. Damn right it does.
tim gallagher says
Is this purely about the money certain people in the USA will make out of the arms sale? I can’t see any other reason why a revolting regime like the regime that runs Nigeria would be sold arms. Definitely a deal with the Devil. Many persecuted Christians will no doubt be murdered with the these arms.
gravenimage says
Biden’s handlers sell arms to Nigeria despite ongoing jihad against Christians
………..
*Just appalling*. President Trump talked about cutting aid to them for that very reason.
Nigeria is not threatened by surrounding nations–just by domestic Jihad terrorists. The Muslim Prime Minister has done nothing to try and protect his people–and why would he? This Jihad is perfectly Islamic.
Wellington says
+1
john smith says
True Gravenimage, the prime minister has done nothing to try and protect his people. And while Western leaders continue to do business with him, he will have no intention of trying to stop the genocide.
gravenimage says
Yes–appalling.
Avenger says
This type of weapons transfer is par for the course at the US State Department under numerous American presidents.
The USA sells or gives arms to Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt, Indonesia, Albania and other Islamic countries. Often these weapons are used against their own Christian, Hindu, Buddhist and Jewish populations.
gravenimage says
Actually, President Trump cut this off–Biden disgustingly brought it back.
And Nigeria has a military agreement with Russia. I doubt that Avenger has a problem with this, though.
Andrew Blackadder says
This is just one deal that Old Joe will broker for his many friends in the Military Industrial Complex as they are the people that put Old Joe in the Oval Office as they knew Trump was not going to start or engage in any new wars or help bad people kill Christians, or Jews.
We are merely 15 months into this current person playing the part of President and anybody can see what a disaster he really is and the question of course is who is behind him pulling the strings….
Thats not a trick question.
OLD GUY says
Gee the same democrats who want to take our guns away are selling guns to terrorist. That should tell us something. Hell you gotta help your friends and there’s money to be made.