U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made "very strong commitments" on ways to ramp up military assistance to help Nigeria defeat the extremist group Boko Haram, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.
In talks with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, Kerry "made very, very strong commitments to the government that we are going to look at what we can do differently," the official said, adding that Kerry had told his staff to look at ways to boost military cooperation with Nigeria.
The U.S. is currently considering the sale of attack aircraft to Nigeria, which is subject to review by Congress.
"We have been working with them to make sure they can afford it, and they know how to use it," the official said.
The official said a large part of the conversation during the one-hour meeting at the presidential villa in Abuja was dedicated to ways of boosting economic growth in Nigeria.
"The Secretary made offers to provide additional assistance on the economy," the official added.
Buhari noted during the talks that the situation in the Niger River Delta, where Nigeria faces violent unrest from local militants, was "making it hard for the government to continue to address the broader problems."
Source: http://in.mobile.reuters.com/article/idINKCN10Y24X?irpc=932
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