Boko Haram: US experts arrive Nigeria

In from Olumide Olaoluwa …
The recent visit of President Muhammadu Buhari has begun yielding results as a crack team of United States top counter-terrorism delegation has arrived the Federal Capital Territory for discussion with the top brass of the Nigerian military.
The visit is considered one of the immediate gains of the recent visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the United States.
The US officials are led by Brigadier General Donald Bulduc, Commander Special Operations Africa and Ambassador Don Mozena, Coordinator, Department of State (Counter-Boko Haram issues).

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They were at the Defence Headquarters Monday to offer logistics support and intelligence to the military on how to tackle the Boko Haram terrorists.
Details of the meeting are being kept under wraps but the Director of Information at Defence Headquarters in Abuja Colonel Rabe Abubakar stated that the visiting team pledged American support for the military in the fight against terror.
Abubakar expressed happiness that critical stakeholders were now offering popular support to military operations.

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