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Nigeria Can Now Purchase US Military Hardware as Washington Relaxes Leahy Law Restrictions – Foreign Minister Tuggar
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has confirmed that the country can now purchase military hardware from the United States following a relaxation of restrictions linked to the US Leahy Law. Speaking on Channels Television, Tuggar described the move as a major shift in Nigeria–US security cooperation after years of limitations imposed over human rights concerns. While welcoming the development, he cautioned that affordability remains a key challenge for Nigeria’s defence upgrades. The minister also blamed past foreign interventions, particularly NATO’s role in Libya and the killing of Muammar Gaddafi, for worsening insecurity across West Africa through the spread of fighters and weapons. Tuggar stressed that Nigeria’s security crisis should be addressed as a regional conflict rather than a purely domestic or religious issue.
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has confirmed that the country can now purchase military hardware from the United States following a relaxation of restrictions linked to the US Leahy Law. Speaking on Channels Television, Tuggar described the move as a major shift in Nigeria–US security cooperation after years of limitations imposed over human rights concerns. While welcoming the development, he cautioned that affordability remains a key challenge for Nigeria’s defence upgrades. The minister also blamed past foreign interventions, particularly NATO’s role in Libya and the killing of Muammar Gaddafi, for worsening insecurity across West Africa through the spread of fighters and weapons. Tuggar stressed that Nigeria’s security crisis should be addressed as a regional conflict rather than a purely domestic or religious issue.
Nigeria Can Now Purchase US Military Hardware as Washington Relaxes Leahy Law Restrictions – Foreign Minister Tuggar
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has confirmed that the country can now purchase military hardware from the United States following a relaxation of restrictions linked to the US Leahy Law. Speaking on Channels Television, Tuggar described the move as a major shift in Nigeria–US security cooperation after years of limitations imposed over human rights concerns. While welcoming the development, he cautioned that affordability remains a key challenge for Nigeria’s defence upgrades. The minister also blamed past foreign interventions, particularly NATO’s role in Libya and the killing of Muammar Gaddafi, for worsening insecurity across West Africa through the spread of fighters and weapons. Tuggar stressed that Nigeria’s security crisis should be addressed as a regional conflict rather than a purely domestic or religious issue.
