The U.S. government is set to investigate how past aid allocated to Nigeria and other countries has been utilized,Daily Trust reports.
This follows former President Donald Trump’s January 20, 2025, decision to suspend all foreign aid for 90 days, citing concerns over global destabilization and misalignment with American interests.
The move comes amid growing calls for a comprehensive review of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) health funds. U.S. Congressman Scott Perry alleged that USAID had funded terrorist organizations, including Boko Haram. Perry, a Republican from Pennsylvania, made the claim during the inaugural hearing of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency last Thursday.
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Boko Haram, officially known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, is a self-proclaimed jihadist terrorist organization operating in northeastern Nigeria, as well as in Chad, Niger, northern Cameroon, and Mali.
For over 15 years, Boko Haram has carried out deadly attacks in Northeast Nigeria, killing tens of thousands of people, targeting security forces, civilians, and government institutions.
“Who gets some of that money? Does that name ring a bell to anybody in the room? Because your money—$697 million annually—plus shipments of cash funds in madrasas, ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, ISIS Khorasan, terrorist training camps. That’s what it’s funding,” Perry said.
In a post on X on Tuesday, the U.S. Mission to Nigeria confirmed that monitoring systems are in place to track past assistance provided by the U.S. government.
The U.S. Mission also strongly condemned Boko Haram’s ongoing violence and the loss of lives in Nigeria.
“Comprehensive monitoring and evaluation systems are in place to help verify that U.S. assistance reaches intended recipients. The United States condemns the violence and blatant disregard for human life perpetrated by Boko Haram and other terrorist groups in Nigeria and the region.
“The Secretary of State designated Boko Haram as a Foreign Terrorist Organization on November 14, 2013, to block the group’s assets, disrupt fundraising efforts, prosecute individual members, and restrict their travel to the United States.
“The United States continues to work with Nigeria and regional partners to counter terrorism,” the statement read.
