The Commander of the United States African Command (AFRICOM), General Thomas Waldhauser, said this when he paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, at Defence Headquarters, Abuja. General Waldhauser said he was happy with the level of warm cordial relationship between the US and Nigeria. The Commander, AFRICOM stated that his country was committed to maintaining productive and fruitful relationship with Nigeria by stepping up her assistance in the areas of training, intelligence sharing, capacity building and hardware. In related development, the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has appealed to the United States to give more help to Nigeria in the fight against terrorism. He said the time has come for both Nigeria and the US to deepen the long-standing relationship between the countries based on mutual trust.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 23, 2017 00:43 UTC