US Forces Secretly Build Wall At Nigeria-Niger Border To Suppress Boko Haram

According to Reuters, not fewer than 20 members of the United States Special Operations Forces are quietly building a wall at the Nigeria-Niger border in a bid to combat the Boko Haram menace plaguing both countries.

Sources disclose that the development is part of US President Barack Obama’s new counter-terrorism strategy in the African continent.

 A report by Reuters suggests that US security personnel who are providing security for the country, do not go into combat or wear uniforms, but have been quietly trying to help Niger build a wall against Boko Haram’s incursions and its recruitment of the country’s youths.

The insurgent group has expanded from its base in North East Nigeria to threaten the region. Its leader, Abubakar Shekau, had pledged its loyalty to the Islamic State in March 2015.