Politics Boko Haram In Trouble As Trump Moves Ahead To Sell Warplanes To Buhari

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Boko Haram terrorists ravaging the North eastern part of Nigeria, may be in for a total war and trouble as President Donald Trump's administration is pushing forward with plans to sell up to a dozen aircraft to Nigeria's air force for the fight against the extremist group.

Sources said on Monday, told Reuters that the deal that could be worth up to $600 million.

The Super Tucano A-29 aircraft, an agile, propeller-driven plane with reconnaissance and surveillance as well as attack capabilities, is made by Brazil's Embraer. A second production line is in Florida, in a partnership between Embraer and privately held Sierra Nevada Corp of Sparks, Nevada.

Former President Barack Obama's administration originally agreed on the sale, but delayed it after incidents including the Nigerian Air Force's bombing of a refugee camp in January that killed 90 to 170 civilians.

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The Trump administration wants to push ahead to boost Nigeria's efforts to fight Boko Haram and bolster hiring in the United States by defense firms.

"We've been told that the administration is going to go forward with that transaction," a congressional aide told Reuters.

A senior Nigerian military source in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, confirmed that the sale would go ahead and said it would also involve training, surveillance and military intelligence "to support the ongoing insurgency war."
 
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