The Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Dagvin R.M. Anderson, led a high-level delegation on a visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Sunday.
In attendance from the U.S. side were:
– Charge d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, Keith Heffern
– Commander AFRICOM, General Dagvin Anderson
– Senior Foreign Policy Adviser, AFRICOM, Amb. Peter Vrooman
– Command Sergeant Major and Command Senior Enlisted Leader, AFRICOM, Garric M. Banfield*
President Tinubu was joined by key Nigerian security chiefs, including:
– National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu
– Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (Rtd)
– Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede
– Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu
– Chief of Defence Intelligence, Lt.-Gen. Emmanuel Uandiandeye
– Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, Mohammed Mohammed
– Director-General, Department of State Service, Tosin Ajayi