{"id":15432,"date":"2025-04-06T20:32:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T20:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=15432"},"modified":"2025-04-06T20:50:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T20:50:30","slug":"u-s-lawmakers-urge-biden-to-cancel-1b-arms-deal-with-nigeria-over-war-crimes-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/04\/06\/u-s-lawmakers-urge-biden-to-cancel-1b-arms-deal-with-nigeria-over-war-crimes-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Lawmakers Urge Biden to Cancel $1B Arms Deal with Nigeria Over War Crimes Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Watan<\/strong>-Two members of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday called on President Joe Biden to cancel a $1 billion arms deal with Nigeria following Reuters reports of an illegal abortion program and the targeted killing of children by Nigerian forces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"707\">Democratic Representative Sara Jacobs of California and Republican Chris Smith of New Jersey\u2014both members of the subcommittee on Africa\u2014also called for a review of U.S. security assistance and cooperation programs in Nigeria. This includes an evaluation of the risks of civilian casualties and human rights violations resulting from military aid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"732\">The lawmakers stated,&#8221;We write to express our concern over current U.S. policy toward Nigeria and its military support.&#8221; The United States currently provides security assistance to Nigeria, coupled with training focused on compliance with international law. However, the lawmakers cited reports from humanitarian workers suggesting that Nigerian security forces \u201cappear to have a limited understanding of humanitarian law and effective engagement tools with local populations.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7266\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7266\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7266 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/d-1.jpg\" alt=\"Nigeria Faces Global Pressure Over Alleged Military War Crimes\" width=\"730\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/d-1.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/d-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/d-1-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/d-1-450x270.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Biden Nigeria weapons deal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"98\"><strong data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"96\">U.S. Lawmakers Push to Halt Nigeria Arms Deal Amid War Crimes Revelations<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1210\" data-end=\"1456\">They added that U.S. assistance so far has done little to ease the 14-year conflict between the Nigerian military and Islamist insurgents in the country\u2019s northeast. There have also been reports of militants seizing U.S.-supplied weapons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1458\" data-end=\"1488\">In their letter, they wrote:&#8221;Therefore, we believe proceeding with an arms sale worth approximately $1 billion would be entirely inappropriate, and we urge the administration to cancel it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1658\" data-end=\"1873\">The U.S. State Department approved the sale in April, marking the largest military aid package ever to Nigeria, after lawmakers from both parties had previously blocked the deal over other human rights concerns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1875\" data-end=\"2149\">This marks the second formal request from Congress for a review since Reuters\u2019 December investigation. Senator Jim Risch, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, also requested a reassessment of security aid to Nigeria following the report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2151\" data-end=\"2558\">The Reuters investigation found that since at least 2013, the Nigerian military carried out a secret, systematic, and illegal abortion program in the northeast, terminating at least 10,000 pregnancies among women and girls, many of whom had been kidnapped and raped by Islamist militants. Witnesses said women who resisted were beaten, threatened at gunpoint, or drugged into compliance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15442\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15442 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/^^77777.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Lawmakers Urge Biden to Cancel $1B Arms Deal with Nigeria Over War Crimes Reports\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/^^77777.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/^^77777-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/^^77777-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/^^77777-390x220.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Lawmakers Push to Halt Nigeria Arms Deal Amid War Crimes Revelations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"87\"><strong data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"85\">Nigeria Faces Global Pressure Over Alleged Military War Crimes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2560\" data-end=\"2742\">Nigerian military officials denied the existence of such a program, claiming the Reuters report was part of a foreign attempt to undermine Nigeria\u2019s fight against insurgents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2744\" data-end=\"3002\">Reuters also reported that the Nigerian army and allied security forces slaughtered children in their ongoing 13-year war against Islamist extremists. Nigerian military leaders told Reuters that the military had never intentionally targeted children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3004\" data-end=\"3380\">The Reuters series \u201cNightmare in Nigeria\u201d prompted calls from the U.S. Departments of State and Defense, as well as Germany\u2019s Foreign Ministry, the United Nations, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch, urging the Abuja government to launch an investigation. Human rights experts said the military&#8217;s actions could constitute war crimes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3382\" data-end=\"3535\">Amid international pressure, Nigeria\u2019s Ministry of Defense agreed to cooperate with an investigation led by the Nigerian Human Rights Commission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Two members of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday called on President Joe Biden to cancel a $1 billion arms deal with Nigeria following Reuters reports of an illegal abortion program and the targeted killing of children by Nigerian forces. 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