JUST IN: President Tinubu in Closed-door assembly with Excessive-Stage US Army Delegation [PHOTOS]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday obtained a high-level delegation from america led by the Commander of the U.S. Africa Command, Basic Dagvin R. Anderson, on the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The assembly, held on the State Home, Abuja, introduced collectively Nigeria’s prime safety management, together with the Nationwide Safety Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and senior service chiefs.

Additionally in attendance have been senior members of the U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) delegation and the Cost d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, Keith Heffern.

Confirming the engagement in an announcement, the President’s Particular Assistant on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, stated the discussions targeted on strategic safety cooperation between each nations, significantly within the context of Nigeria’s ongoing battle in opposition to terrorism and transnational threats.

Though particulars of the closed-door talks weren’t disclosed, the go to comes amid heightened safety collaboration between Abuja and Washington. It follows experiences that america just lately deployed a small contingent of troops to Nigeria on February 3, marking the primary formally acknowledged U.S. navy presence on Nigerian soil since American airstrikes focused terrorist enclaves within the nation on Christmas Day 2025.

Safety analysts view the assembly as a part of renewed efforts to strengthen intelligence sharing, capability constructing, and joint counter-terrorism operations as Nigeria confronts persistent insurgency and regional instability throughout components of the nation and the broader Sahel.