A US Congressman has alleged that Boko Haram and other terrorist groups were funded by the Obama and Biden Administrations to wreak havoc in Nigeria.
NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Scott Perry, a Republican Congressman representing Pennsylvania, United States (US), has stated that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded terrorist groups such as Boko Haram, Al-Qaeda e.t.c.
He revealed this at the first meeting of the Subcommittee of the Delivery on Government Efficiency which was held in Washington District of Columbia (DC), US, on Thursday, February 13.
The session, which was titled ‘The War on Waste: Combating Improper Payments and Fraud,’ centered on the suspected misuse of taxpayer money.
Perry said, “Who gets some of that money? Does that name ring a bell to anybody in the room?
“$697 million annually, plus the shipments of cash funds in Madrasas, ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, ISIS Khorasan, terrorist training camps. That’s what it’s funding.
He noted that the subcommittee’s website states that it will collaborate closely with President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to eliminate waste, strengthen at-risk payment systems, and thoroughly investigate schemes aimed at defrauding taxpayers.
Perry also pointed to USAID’s allocation of $136 million for the construction of 120 schools in Pakistan, claiming there was no evidence that the schools were actually built.
Adding that, “If you think that the programme under ‘Operation Enduring Sentinel entitled Women’s Scholarship Endowment,’ which receives $60 million annually or the Young Women Lead, which gets about $5 million annually, is going to women who, by the way, if you read the Inspector General’s report, is telling you that the Taliban does not allow women to speak in public, yet somehow you’re believing and expecting Americans to believe, that this money is going for the betterment of the women in Afghanistan. It is not.
“You are funding terrorism, and it’s coming through USAID. And it’s not just Afghanistan, because Pakistan’s right next door.
“USAID spent $840 million in the last year, the last 20 years, on Pakistan’s education-related programme.
“It includes $136 million to build 120 schools, of which there is zero evidence that any of them were built.
“Why would there be any evidence? The Inspector General can’t get in to see them.
“But you know what? We doubled down and spent $20 million from USAID to create educational television programs for children unable to attend physical school.
“Yeah, they can’t attend it, because it doesn’t exist. You paid for it.
“Somebody else got the money. You are paying for terrorism. This has got to end.”
Donald Trump, President of the US, has previously advocated for shutting down USAID, calling the organization a corrupt agency.
