U.S. Congress members seek halt to $1 billion Nigeria weapons deal

Following Reuters reporting on an illegal abortion programme and the targeted slaughter of children by the Nigerian military, two members of the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee called on President Joe Biden to cancel a nearly $1 billion arms deal to Nigeria on Wednesday.

Members of the sub-committee on Africa Sara Jacobs, a Democrat from California, and Chris Smith, a Republican from New Jersey, both called for a review of the security assistance and cooperation programmes in Nigeria, along with a risk assessment of civilian casualties and abuses brought on by the arms assistance.