The President Donald Trump-led U.S. government has reiterated its readiness to support the Nigerian Government to accomplish its mission of defeating the Boko Haram insurgency and restore normalcy in the North-East.
Sen. Christopher Coons, Head of the U.S. Congress Delegation, stated this during an assessment visit to the Theatre Command of Operation LAFIYA DOLE in Maiduguri.
Coons said that the visit was designed to appraise the performance of the military and to enable him to understand the challenges facing the Armed Forces in accomplishing its mission to defeat the insurgents.
Earlier, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, said the visit would strengthen the relationship between the Nigerian government and the U.S.
Attahiru said that the delegation was at the Army Command and Control Centre to appraise its performance and on how they can support the military to accomplish the counter insurgency operation.
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