US EditionNigeria: DHQ Admits U.S. Troops in Nigeria
The US military team supports Nigeria with training, intelligence, and logistics to counter terrorism and insurgency while respecting Nigerian sovereignty, officials said.
- On Thursday, the military high command confirmed United States troops are in Nigeria but denied they are engaged in combat roles.
- AFRICOM said on Tuesday that a small advisory team was deployed to Nigeria at its request to provide intelligence support and capacity-building within long-standing bilateral ties.
- A recent two‑day High‑level Working Group met at the Office of the National Security Adviser to review cooperation proposals, with officials declining to disclose operational details citing security reasons.
- The DHQ said it will continue to reassure citizens that Nigeria's defence partnerships are transparent, policy-driven and aligned with constitutional provisions, as proposals remain under study by Nigerian authorities.
- Against a backdrop of recent strike operations, legal experts said the intractable security situation could justify foreign technical support if approved by the government.
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The Defence Headquarters has given clarification on the nature of Nigeria’s security cooperation with the United States. This clarification comes after public speculation over the alleged presence of US troops in the country. In a statement by the Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Samaila Uba, on Thursday in Abuja the military said the Nigeria–US partnership was long-standing. It added that the collaboration structured and focused on ca…
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The United States sent ground troops to Nigeria on Tuesday, February 3, as part of recent security cooperation between the two countries. Dagvin Anderson, the general in charge of US Africa Command (AFRICOM), said this at a news event on Tuesday. Recall that the Donald Trump administration earlier launched missile attacks against terrorists in Sokoto on Christmas Day. Anderson said the move came after he met with President Bola Tinubu in Rome la…
DHQ Clarifies Nigeria–U.S. Security Cooperation
DHQ clarifies Nigeria–U.S. security cooperation The Defence Headquarters has clarified the nature of Nigeria’s security cooperation with the United States, following media reports and public speculation over the alleged presence of U.S. troops in the country News Agency of Nigeria
DHQ denies presence of US troops in Nigeria, affirms security ties with Washington
The Defence Headquarters has dismissed claims by the head of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Dagvin R.M. Anderson, that American troops were deployed to Nigeria to assist in combating insecurity. In a statement issued on Thursday, February 5, 2026, the Director of Defence Information, Major General Samaila Uba, said no foreign combat forces […]
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