US, Nigeria to join forces against Boko Haram

The United States will support Nigeria’s battle against Boko Haram but will not send troops, its Ambassador, Terrence P. McCulley, said yesterday.

McCulley said the U.S. encourages Nigeria to reach out to residents in the North, especially the poor, while using security forces to target and apprehend terrorists.

He said the U.S. is also considering opening a consulate in Kano to burnish America’s own image among a people still suspicious about Western influence..........Full story