She said the US was committed to the building of capacity of Nigerian troops and other countries in the region. Harf said: “We certainly provide a great amount of assistance to Nigeria when it comes to the fight against Boko Haram. “Well, we certainly have, as the United States, provided assistance to help in this fight, and you heard the Secretary when he was in Nigeria say we want to do more to help the Nigerians.
“Part of that depends upon them going forward with the elections as scheduled, holding them – limiting the violence, having credible and fair elections. “So we certainly believe this is a critical challenge. Boko Haram is a little bit of a different threat than ISIS. Obviously, each threat is different, but we’re very committed to helping the countries in the region fight this.”
To win the war against Boko Haram, Harf said Nigeria and allied forces (Chad, Cameroon and Niger) require more capacity and more willingness. “Well, I clearly think if you just look at the sheer amount of violence that Boko Haram has been able to perpetrate that there needs to be more capacity and more willingness among some of the parties.
On the alleged incursions into Nigeria by Chadian forces to fight Boko Haram, she said she could not confirm it. But she was quick to add that the US thinks a regional effort is needed to curtail the insurgents.
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