US EditionNigeria: Tinubu Meets Africom Chief As Security Talks Deepen
General Dagvin Anderson and Nigerian President Bola Tinubu met to enhance security cooperation amid recent terrorist attacks and a new U.S. troop deployment, officials said.
- At the Presidential Villa on Sunday, AFRICOM's commander General Dagvin R.M. Anderson visited President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing it as a courtesy meeting.
- After meeting Tinubu in Rome, Italy, last year, Anderson said the visit followed his announcement that the United States had dispatched a small team to Nigeria amid killings and attacks by terrorists.
- From Nigeria, National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu and service chiefs attended the meeting with US officials including Peter Vrooman, Garric M. Banfield, and Keith Heffern.
- As of filing, officials had not released specifics of the meeting, days after Anderson said the United States dispatched a small team to Nigeria; both parties withheld details.
- Ongoing cooperation after terrorist killings and attacks underpins repeated high-level exchanges, as Anderson said the move followed his meeting with Tinubu in Rome last year.
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