Pompeo’s office imposed sanctions on Bi Sidi Souleymane, leader of the Return, Reclamation, Rehabilitation rebel group.
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The United States of America has congratulated Nigeria on its successful Presidential and National Assembly elections and President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election.
A Member of the United States of America House of Representatives, Chris Smith (R-NJ), has said there are credible reports that the results of the elections held on Saturday in Nigeria are being tampered with.
The US embassy has denied a tweet credited to US Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, where he reportedly gave negative comment about the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
US Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, has made phone calls to Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Friday on the need for peaceful and credible elections on Saturday.
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said the action was taken under the authority of Executive Order 13818, which implements and builds upon the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.
In a statement issued by the Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, on the occasion of Nigeria’s National Day on Monday, the government congratulated Nigeria and its people on the nation’s independence anniversary.
Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said the President spoke on the issue when he received a telephone call from the US Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo on Thursday.