Ex US Army Chief Says Nigeria, Boko Haram Not Usa's Priority

The Executive Dean, College of Criminal Justice and
Security at the University of Phoenix, Major Gen.
James 'Spider' Marks, has said that the growing
insecurity and pogrom in the North-eastern part of
Nigeria is not a priority to the United States of
America.
Marks, who retired after 30 years of service in the
US Army, said this in an interview on CNN, which
has since gone viral.
Responding to questions on why over 40 world
leaders including about four million people took to
the streets in France when 17 people were killed by
terrorists recently, whereas during the same period,
over 2,000 people were allegedly massacred in
Baga, Borno State without any global outcry, the
ex-military general maintained that Nigeria and the
entire black Africa was not a priority for the US.
He explained: "The stack difference is that while
world leaders are in complete solidarity and outrage
against what happened in France vis-à-vis Nigeria.
Truly, that should be surprising because what is
happening in Nigeria is real madness, but it is not a
priority.
"The United States can do anything it needs to do
to rid Nigeria of Boko Haram, it could be a long-
term effort, but it can be done. The US has the
capability, we have all the elements and power, but
it is not a priority."
Continuing, he said: "This is the problem, we are
committed elsewhere in the world, but black or
Western Africa is not the priority. That is the case
right now and it may be hard to say. Boko Haram is
a regional issue.
"But if it appears in some other regions of the
world, like white Africa, which is North Africa, or in
the Middle East or somewhere else, we would be
alarmed. But it is a regional issue."
About 2,000 people were said to have been killed in
Baga. However, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ)
last week put the figure of those massacred at 150,
while satellite images released by Amnesty
International showed the large-scale destruction in
the area.
Courtesy: nairaland news
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