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#EndSARS: US Threatens To Stop Military Aid To Buhari-led Government Over Human Rights Abuses
The United States has once again warned that it may stop rendering military assistance to Nigeria if the country fails to protect human rights. Antony Blinken, the United States Secretary of State disclosed this an interview with CNN. Bliken urged the Muhammadu Buhari-led government to sanction any individuals found to have violated human rights during the October 2020 #EndSARS protests when the white paper on the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters is ready. He added that the US might evoke the Leahy Law on military aid against Nigeria if the country failed to protect human rights. The Leahy Law is an American rights ordinance that prohibits the US government from providing military assistance to foreign security force units that violate human rights with impunity. Asked during the CNN interview whether the US had changed its conclusion in the light of the panel’s report, Blinken said he was wait...
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