The Senate has summoned the heads of the National Security Adviser, the National Intelligence Agency, and the Defence Intelligence Agency over allegations that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been funding Boko Haram
The urgent investigation was prompted by a motion from Senator Ali Ndume, who expressed concern over a viral video featuring U.S. Congressman Scott Perry, a Republican from Pennsylvania.
During a congressional hearing, Perry claimed that USAID had been financing terrorist activities worldwide, including in Nigeria.
Ndume pointed out that this allegation came shortly after Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, warned that terrorist groups in the country were receiving funding and training from international organizations.
Perry further alleged that USAID had been funding global terrorist groups, including the Islamic State, al-Qaeda, and their affiliates like Boko Haram in Nigeria. He claimed that USAID’s $697 million annual budget had been used to support extremist training camps and madrasas (Islamic schools).
Perry, a member of former President Donald Trump’s Republican Party, made the statement during a session of an advisory body established by Trump to review U.S. government spending.
Trump, who has faced criticism for allegedly trying to undermine institutions like USAID, had previously suspended all foreign aid for 90 days in January to assess whether the funds aligned with American interests.
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