The United States will send 200 troops to Nigeria to train the country’s military, as the West African nation battles insurgents across swathes of its northern territory.

According to Reuters, a US official said the troops will supplement a handful of United States military personnel already on the ground in Nigeria.

The deployment will follow increased security partnership between both nations since US President Donald Trump redesignated Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” over Christian genocide claims.

Last week, Dagvin Anderson, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) commander, visited Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja.

Anderson was received by President Bola Tinubu, Nuhu Ribadu, national security adviser (NSA); Christopher Musa, minister of defence; Olufemi Oluyede, chief of defence staff; Waidi Shaibu, chief of army staff; and other senior security officials.

Shared security priorities, with a focus on countering terrorist organisations that threaten Nigeria, the United States, the wider region, and global security, were discussed.

Anderson said the US military had already deployed some forces in Nigeria as part of an expanded bilateral agreement to tackle terrorism and related security threats, though he did not disclose the exact size of the cavalry.

He noted that the troops will primarily focus on intelligence gathering and providing support to local forces.

On Christmas Day, the US launched missile strikes on two terrorist enclaves in Bauni forest in Tangaza LGA, Sokoto state.

Nigeria’s ministry of foreign affairs said the “precision hits” stemmed from the exchange of intelligence and strategic coordination between both countries, and was in line with “established international practice and bilateral understanding”.

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