US donates $ 5 million to Nigeria

Maiduguri

The United States on Tuesday pledged $5 million to help fund a multinational force in its fight against Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram.

The U.S. pledge comes after Buhari attended last week's G7 meeting where he requested more international help against the terrorist group.

Since 2009, Boko Haram has waged war seeking an Islamic state in Nigeria. The group has been blamed for countless terrorists attacks, military assaults and kidnappings.

The Boko Haram insurgency has killed an estimated 13,000 people and left over a million displaced from their homes. In March the terrorist group became the latest to declare its allegiance to the Islamic State, which is based in Iraq and Syria.