US troop drawdown will not weaken Nigeria security ties, Defence Headquarters says
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- Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters said the planned withdrawal of about 200 US military personnel will not affect the countries’ longstanding security partnership.
- The personnel support intelligence, surveillance, training and logistics operations against terrorism, banditry and other security threats.
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters said the planned withdrawal of about 200 US military personnel will not weaken the longstanding security partnership between Nigeria and the United States.
The personnel were deployed to support intelligence, surveillance, training and logistics operations in the fight against terrorism, banditry and other security threats.
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Originally published by Vanguard in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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