BREAKING NEWS: US To Deploy 200 Troops To Nîgerîa to Stop the Killing.

BREAKING NEWS: US To Deploy 200 Troops To Nîgerîa to Stop the Killing.

The United States is set to deploy 200 troops to Nigeria to train the country’s armed forces as it intensifies efforts to combat insurgents operating across large parts of the northern region.

According to Reuters, a US official confirmed that the troops will supplement the small number of American military personnel already stationed in Nigeria.

The development follows a renewed security partnership between both nations, particularly after US President Donald Trump redesignated Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” over claims of religious persecution.

Last week, the Commander of United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Dagvin Anderson, visited Abuja as part of ongoing high-level engagements.

During the visit, Anderson met with President Bola Tinubu, National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, Minister of Defence Christopher Musa, Chief of Defence Staff Olufemi Oluyede, Chief of Army Staff Waidi Shaibu and other senior security officials.

Discussions centred on shared security priorities, particularly counterterrorism efforts targeting groups threatening Nigeria, the United States and the wider region.

Anderson disclosed that US forces had already begun deploying personnel under an expanded bilateral agreement, though he did not specify the exact number involved.

The additional 200 troops are expected to focus primarily on intelligence gathering, capacity building and operational support for Nigerian forces.

US officials indicated that the mission is aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s independent operational capability, particularly in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

The growing cooperation between both countries was evident on Christmas Day, when US forces launched missile strikes on two suspected terrorist enclaves in the Bauni forest in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State.

Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the strikes as “precision hits” that followed intelligence sharing and strategic coordination between both governments.

The ministry said the action was carried out in line with “established international practice and bilateral understanding.”