Obama withheld weapons and intelligence support from Nigeria in its fight against the Islamists -because- Jonathan’s administration -stood by the nation’s laws- criminalizing homosexual acts and strictly forbidding same-sex marriage.
Jonathan was defeated in the March election by retired Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, who ruled as dictator there from 1983 until 1985, when he was removed through a coup. Buhari’s campaign was run by the political firm founded by key Obama strategist David Axelrod.