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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Nigeria\u2019s investigative journalist, David Hundeyin, has said that the United States has achieved its long-desired military base in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

Hundeyin disclosed this in a post on his X account on Saturday, reacting to a statement by a US lawmaker representing West Virginia\u2019s 2nd Congressional District.<\/p>\n

The lawmaker, Moore, had issued a clarification over claims that he was driving a US move to clandestinely divide Nigeria based on allegations of \u201cChristian genocide\u201d in the country.<\/p>\n

According to Moore, he reiterated his commitment to saving Christians in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

He added that \u201cthe US and Nigeria have just entered into a security cooperation agreement, and that is an important step in tackling the violence in Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reacting to Moore\u2019s statement, Hundeyin said the lawmaker\u2019s remarks validated his position that the US had achieved what it wanted from the Nigerian government.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe last paragraph is the real point of the five paragraphs of waffle.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have finally got their long-desired US military base in Nigeria, so job done,\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/x.com\/i\/status\/2020182753766174873<\/p>\n

Dagvin Anderson, head of the US Africa Command (AFRICOM), has confirmed that US troops have been deployed to Nigeria.<\/p>\n

In a clarification, Nigeria\u2019s Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, said US troops in Nigeria are not combatants.<\/p>\n

US\u2013Nigeria relations had nosedived after US President Donald Trump, in October 2025, designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern.<\/p>\n

In December last year, Trump announced that the US military carried out a strike on a terrorist enclave in Sokoto, Northwest Nigeria.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, US\u2013Nigeria relations have strengthened in recent weeks after both countries secured military collaboration and partnership.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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