The government of the United States of America has issued a stern warning to the Federal Government of Nigeria in its plan to deploy super tucano jets in its fight against bandits insisting that human rights must be adhered to.
The United States Government, however, stated that so far, it is satisfied in the way the jets have been deployed in the fight against Boko Haram and ISWAP, adding that it expects similar respect for the rule of law and human rights to be obeyed now that the attention is shifting to bandits.
The position of the American government was made known on Thursday by the Press Attache, US Embassy, Jeanne Clark in reaction to the disclosure by Nigeria’s Minister of Justice and Attorney-General, Abubakar Malami who stated on Tuesday that the federal government has obtained clearance to deploy the Super Tucano jets purchased last year against bandit terrorists causing unrest in the country.
Reacting to the statement, the US government said all agreements and laws guiding the sales of the fighter jets must be adhered to by the Nigerian government.