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A delegation from the United States, led by the Commander of the United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) arrived at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Sunday.
Led by General Dagvin R. Anderson, Commander of USAFRICOM, and accompanied by the Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, Keith Heffern, alongside others, the delegation was received by President Bola Tinubu.
The visitors were welcomed by the president in the company of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and the nation’s service chiefs.
The development was announced in a statement by the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun.
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“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, alongside his National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and service chiefs, received in audience the Commander of the United States Africa Command, General Dagvin Anderson, his team, and the Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, Keith Heffern, at the State House, Abuja,” the statement said.
The United States recently dispatched a team of military troops amid security collaboration between the two countries.
The arrival of the military team in Nigeria marks the first time on the nation’s soil since US airstrikes targeted terrorists on Christmas Day.
