President Bola Tinubu has met with General Dagvin Anderson, Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), alongside senior American and Nigerian security officials at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The AFRICOM delegation visited on Sunday, highlighting the ongoing cooperation between the two countries on defense and security issues.
The high-level meeting was attended by Nigeria’s top security leadership, including the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (Rtd); the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede; and the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Waidi Shaibu.
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Also present were the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Mohammed Mohammed; the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Tosin Ajayi; and the Chief of Defence Intelligence, Lieutenant-General Emmanuel Uandiandeye.
The American delegation included the United States Charge d’Affaires in Nigeria, Keith Heffern; AFRICOM’s Senior Foreign Policy Adviser, Ambassador Peter Vrooman; and the Command Senior Enlisted Leader of AFRICOM, Command Sergeant Major Garric M. Banfield.
Although details of the discussions were not disclosed, the meeting comes amid strengthening security cooperation between Nigeria and the United States.
This cooperation aligns with Nigeria’s ongoing counterterrorism operations in the North-East and North-West, as well as wider regional stability concerns across West Africa.
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