The United States’ lawmakers may soon vote on a bill that will allow President Barack Obama and his government to set aside all or part of the Abacha loot recovered in the US for victims of the Boko Haram insurgency.
According to online newspaper, the bill was sponsored on Thursday by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee, who represents the 18th District of Texas.
Ms. Jackson-Lee was one of 10 people, who spoke at the congressional hearing on the condition of the missing Chibok girls since they were kidnapped over two years ago.
The congresswoman, who was on a fact-finding visit to Nigeria, a few weeks after the school girls were kidnapped, said the bill was inspired by the difficulty being faced by the families of the missing girls.
She added that the motive behind the sponsor of the ‘H.R. 528’, which she titled ‘Victims of Terror Protection Act’ was to create a relief fund for them and other victims of insurgency.
“When we were in Nigeria two years ago, families were still in pain, they are still in limbo.
“Boko Haram has killed Muslims, Christians and others. They’ve killed and burned mosques and churches, (as well as) homes and schools,” she said.
