Cameron Desperate To Appease Nigeria With £40m Pledge To Fight Boko Haram

The British government through their Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond, has praised President Buhari’s “strong leadership” and pledged to give Nigeria £40m to help the fight against Boko Haram just days after David Cameron called the country “fantastically corrupt”.

The Foreign Secretary also announced the UK would train almost 1,000 Nigerian military personnel for deployment in counter-insurgency operations.

His promises came as he arrived in Abuja, Nigeria for the Regional Security Summit.

“President Buhari has shown strong leadership in the fight against Boko Haram, a brutal organisation that has raped, murdered and kidnapped innocent civilians and forced over two million people to flee their homes,” said Mr Hammond.

“Their allegiance to, and potential coordination with Daesh (IS), is a reminder of the threat they present to the region and to British interests.”

Boko Haram has killed some 20,000 people during a seven-year insurgency.

Mr Hammond’s flattering words follow days after Mr Cameron was heard making undiplomatic comments to the Queen ahead of an anti-corruption summit.