The US has delivered “critical” military supplies to Nigerian forces in a move aimed at strengthening bilateral defense cooperation, the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said on Tuesday.
The delivery to Washington’s “Nigerian partners” in the capital Abuja “supports Nigeria’s ongoing operations and emphasises our shared security partnership,” AFRICOM said on X social network.
Nigeria’s security crisis has recently drawn international attention and tension, as the US alleged that violence in the country amounts to persecution of Christian communities, with some officials and commentators labelling parts of the conflict as a form of religiously-targeted violence and warning of action if the situation does not improve.