Na very serious matter wey dey happen for our obodo Nigeria o! President Bola Tinubu don gree jam with big boys from United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) for Abuja on Sunday, wey be February 8, 2026. This meeting no be small matter as e involve our military top shots and some oga at the U.S. Embassy.
Di meeting happen for State House, and na General Dagvin Anderson, di Commander of AFRICOM, carry hin delegation come. Na im dey hold plenty military and diplomatic wahala, as dem dey try settle many security issues wey dey ground for Naija. Na dem sabi how to run things when e come to military gist.
Among di naija big men wey dey present, we get di National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and di Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd). Other military heads like di Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede; Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Waidi Shaibu; and di Chief of Defence Intelligence, Lieutenant-General Emmanuel Uandiandeye dey waka for di meeting too.
Di U.S. delegation no small one too o! E follow plenty military personnel, including di Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Garric M. Banfield and di Senior Foreign Policy Adviser, Ambassador Peter Vrooman. E be like say na serious matter dey ground as dem dey try build solid partnership to tackle wahala wey dey disturb both countries.
Di gists wey dey float around no be ordinary, as dem talk say U.S. don deploy some troops come Nigeria as part of di cooperation. Some people don start dey complain, say wetin wey concern America for our own security matter. Di Defence Headquarters don talk say dem go handle di matter well, to ensure say Nigerian soldiers dey on top their game.
Naija don carry belle full of security issues, from di Boko Haram wahala to di new ISIS wahala wey dey show face. As di U.S. go step in with dem own small team, wetin fit happen next? Na so dem go dey ginger di fight against terrorism. Na everybody dey watch di moves wey go happen next, because as we sabi, na so matter fit turn.
Di media catch fire when dem post di pictures of di meeting for social media. Everybody dey ask wetin dem discuss, but official gist no too dey. One thing wey clear be say as we dey carry this private meeting matter, di security situation for our country no fit allow any dull moment.
Di collaboration between Naija and U.S. go help improve intel gathering and make sense to di way dem dey fight terrorism. Na to keep di peace we dey talk about. But as usual, some Naija people go still carry mouth come talk ‘why we no fit manage our own issues without foreign intervention’? This one na ongoing story wey e go interest everybody.
As dem dey continue di discussions and security engagements, we go dey monitor di palava as e dey unfold. Make we see wetin go come out from this arrangement, because e fit be say na new dawn for security for Naija! We dey watch!
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