The Nation Can't Fight Terrorism - U.S.

Leadership (Abuja)

21 August 2011

The Nation Can't Fight Terrorism - U.S.

The United States has stated that the Nigerian security apparatus lack the capacity to fight terrorism within the nation's borders.

The position of the US government is contained in a document titled 'Country Reports on Terrorism 2010', an annual Congressionally mandated report that provides an assessment of trends and events in global terrorism from January 1 to December 31, 2010.

In its appraisal, the report, a copy of which was made available LEADERSHIP SUNDAY, gave kudos to the Federal Government for its efforts at collaborating with other stakeholders to curb the rising wave of global terrorism.

Specifically, the reports said corruption and lack of capacity building had hindered the ability of the security agencies to respond to security and terrorist threats within Nigeria's borders.