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Insecurity: US set to deploy 200 troops to train Nigeria’s military
The United States is set to send 200 troops to Nigeria to support the training of the country’s military as it continues to battle insurgents in many parts of the northern region.
According to Reuters, a US official disclosed that the additional troops will join a small number of American military personnel already operating in Nigeria.
The planned deployment comes as security cooperation between Nigeria and the United States has increased. This follows a recent decision by US President Donald Trump to redesignate Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” over claims of genocide against Christians.
Last week, Dagvin Anderson, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) commander, visited Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja.
Anderson was received by President Bola Tinubu, Nuhu Ribadu, national security adviser (NSA); Christopher Musa, minister of defence; Olufemi Oluyede, chief of defence staff; Waidi Shaibu, chief of army staff; and other senior security officials.
Shared security priorities, with a focus on countering terrorist organisations that threaten Nigeria, the United States, the wider region, and global security, were discussed.
Anderson said the US military had already deployed some forces in Nigeria as part of an expanded bilateral agreement to tackle terrorism and related security threats, though he did not disclose the exact size of the cavalry.
He noted that the troops will primarily focus on intelligence gathering and providing support to local forces.
On Christmas Day, the US launched missile strikes on two terrorist enclaves in Bauni forest in Tangaza LGA, Sokoto state.
Nigeria’s ministry of foreign affairs said the “precision hits” stemmed from the exchange of intelligence and strategic coordination between both countries, and was in line with “established international practice and bilateral understanding”.
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