A diplomatic spat, which includes AFRICOM's efforts, as Nigeria disputes whether the USA is a helper in the struggle with Boko Haram:http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/01/wo...s-falter.html?

How about such snippets as these; citing an anonymous AFRICOM official / officer:
Ounce for ounce, Boko Haram is equal to if not better than the Nigerian military
Then a classic "get stuffed" ploy:
When Maj. Gen. James B. Linder, the head of American Special Operations forces in Africa, visited Nigeria in late October, he was barred from visiting the base where American trainers were instructing the new Nigerian Army battalion created to help fight Boko Haram. General Linder was left waiting at the gate....