United States President Barack Obama, in this video, states that Nigeria has accepted America’s offer to intervene in the abduction of the kidnapped girls. He also states that America had sought to help Nigeria for quite some time and that this latest situation may be the event that leads for greater international cooperation in defeating Boko Haram.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Kerry and Jonathan discussed the “interdisciplinary team” on their phone call on Tuesday.
“It would include U.S. military personnel, law enforcement officials with expertise in investigations and hostage negotiations as well as officials with expertise in other areas that may be helpful to the Nigerian government in its response,” she said.
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