The USA Africa Command has confirmed the deployment of a small workforce of American troops to Nigeria.
The affirmation marks the primary official acknowledgement of the presence of US forces within the West African nation since airstrikes carried out on Christmas Day on the orders of President Donald Trump.
Trump had additionally warned on the time that additional army motion may observe.
There have moreover been studies that america has been finishing up surveillance flights over Nigeria.
Talking to reporters, the top of US Africa Command (AFRICOM), Common Dagvin R. M. Anderson, mentioned the troops have been deployed after an Treaty was reached between each international locations.
“That has led to elevated collaboration between our nations to incorporate a small US workforce that brings some distinctive capabilities from america,” Anderson mentioned.
He didn’t, nevertheless, disclose particulars in regards to the workforce’s mission or scope of operations.