US Congressman Scott Perry Accuses USAID of Funding Boko Haram, Which Carried out Terror Attacks in Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad.

A United States Congressman, Scott Perry, has made a shocking allegation that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has been funding terrorist organizations, including Boko Haram, which has carried out deadly attacks in Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger, and Chad.

Perry, a Republican representing Pennsylvania, made the claim during the inaugural hearing of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency on Thursday. The session, titled “The War on Waste: Stamping Out the Scourge of Improper Payments and Fraud,” focused on alleged mismanagement of taxpayer funds.

During his remarks, Perry asserted that USAID’s funding was being misused to support various extremist groups across different regions.

“Who gets some of that money? Does that name ring a bell to anybody in the room? Because your money—your money—$697 million annually, plus the shipments of cash funds in Madrasas, ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, ISIS Khorasan, terrorist training camps. That’s what it’s funding,” Perry declared.

His statement has sparked outrage and concern, particularly in African nations like Nigeria, where Boko Haram has terrorized communities for over a decade.

Perry also pointed to alleged fraudulent spending by USAID, citing reports of millions of dollars allocated for projects that he claimed never materialized. He particularly referenced a $136 million allocation for the construction of 120 schools in Pakistan, stating that “there was zero evidence“ that these schools were ever built.

The congressman went further, criticizing other USAID programs, including Operation Enduring Sentinel’s Women’s Scholarship Endowment, which reportedly receives $60 million annually, and the Young Women Lead initiative, which gets about $5 million annually.

“If you read the Inspector General’s report, it is telling you that the Taliban does not allow women to speak in public, yet somehow, you’re believing that this money is going for the betterment of the women in Afghanistan. It is not. You are funding terrorism, and it’s coming through USAID,” Perry alleged.

The lawmaker also took issue with a $20 million allocation from USAID for educational television programs in Pakistan, arguing that the schools these programs were meant to supplement “don’t exist” and accusing the agency of systemic corruption.

The controversy surrounding USAID is not new. Former U.S. President Donald Trump has long criticized the agency, calling it a “corrupt entity” and advocating for its closure. Trump reiterated his stance on his Truth Social platform, stating that USAID was “a wasteful and ineffective bureaucracy that needs to be shut down.”

Elon Musk, who Trump appointed to lead the newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has echoed these concerns. Musk has described USAID as “a viper’s nest of radical-left Marxists who hate America” and has vowed to dismantle it.

Musk has also accused USAID of engaging in “rogue CIA work” and even claimed that it funded bioweapon research, including the controversial suggestion that the agency played a role in COVID-19’s origins.

Trump has positioned DOGE as a key component of his “Save America“ movement, stating that its mission is to “dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excessive regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure federal agencies.” According to him, the agency’s work will “send shockwaves through the system and expose those involved in government waste.”

Perry’s claims have sparked reactions from various quarters, with some experts calling for an independent investigation into USAID’s activities. If substantiated, the allegations could have far-reaching implications for U.S. foreign aid policies, particularly in regions affected by terrorism.

Meanwhile, officials in Nigeria and neighboring countries that have suffered from Boko Haram’s insurgency have expressed concerns about the possibility of international funding contributing to the group’s operations.

While USAID has not officially responded to Perry’s claims, the allegations add to ongoing scrutiny of the agency’s spending and effectiveness in executing its development projects.

With Trump and Musk pushing for significant reforms, it remains to be seen how the U.S. government will address these concerns and whether USAID will undergo significant restructuring—or face complete dissolution.

For now, the global community watches closely as these explosive allegations unfold.