US Congressman Scott Perry has alleged that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funded the Boko Haram terrorist group.
Speaking in a video shared on X, Perry said that funding from USAID was given to Boko Haram under the Barack Obama and Joe Biden administrations.
USAID has been at the centre of controversy following startling revelations since President Donald Trump resumed office.
Trump’s decision to suspend USAID activities was met with backlash from Democrats who continue to criticise the US president’s move.
Speaking in a session titled “The War on Waste: Stamping Out the Scourge of Improper Payments and Fraud,”, Perry stated: “Who gets some of that money? Does that name ring a bell to anybody in the room?
“Because your money, your money, $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.
“You are funding terrorism, and it’s coming through USAID. And it’s not just Afghanistan, because Pakistan’s right next door.
“Somebody else got the money. You are paying for terrorism. This has got to end.”
The Sun
