How United States President, Trump Wants To Intervene In Nigeria –Presidency

Nigerians’ outcry to United States President, Donald Trump to come to the country’s help over worsening insecurity was not in vain after all.

This is because he has identified areas of assistance to the country, in line with promises of stepping into the matter.

The presidency in a statement issued by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the United States president expressed its willingness to extend complementary support, in certain key areas.

It listed such areas to include two broad areas

1. humanitarian assistance to affected populations in the Middle Belt
2. technical support to strengthen early-warning mechanisms.

These are within the framework of immediate implementation of a non-binding cooperation framework and establishment of a Joint Working Group to ensure a unified and coordinated approach to the agreed areas of cooperation.

The statement explained that discussions and engagements held last week between a high-level Nigerian delegation and US officials will help strengthen security partnerships between the two countries and open new avenues for cooperation to protect Nigerian citizens.

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According to the statement, the delegation, led by the National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, met with senior officials across the US Congress, the White House Faith Office, the State Department, the National Security Council, and the Department of War.

It said: “In all engagements in Washington, DC, the Nigerian delegation refuted allegations of genocide in Nigeria, emphasising that violent attacks affect families and communities across religious and ethnic lines.

Strongly rejecting what it called a wrongful framing of the situation, the delegation submitted that this would end up distorting the reality on ground and dividing Nigerians.

“Following these engagements, the United States Government affirmed its readiness to deepen security cooperation with Nigeria.

This includes enhanced intelligence support, expedited processing of defence equipment requests, and the potential provision of excess defence articles—subject to availability—to reinforce ongoing operations against terrorists and violent extremist groups.

“The United States also expressed its willingness to extend complementary support, including humanitarian assistance to affected populations in the Middle Belt and technical support to strengthen early-warning mechanisms.

“Both countries agreed to implement immediately a non-binding cooperation framework and to establish a Joint Working Group to ensure a unified and coordinated approach to the agreed areas of cooperation.”

“The discussions provided ample opportunity to correct misconceptions about Nigeria, forged a constructive, solution-driven partnership with the United States, reinforced mutual trust, and advanced a coordinated approach to protecting vulnerable communities, especially in the Middle Belt, ” said the statement.

“The Federal Government restates its awareness of heightened sensitivities regarding religious freedom and security, and urges citizens to remain assured that firm, urgent, and coordinated steps are being taken to secure the nation.”

Here is a list of members of the delegation:

1. Prince Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, SAN, Attorney General of the Federation;
2. General Olufemi Oluyede, Chief of Defence Staff;
3. Gen. Emmanuel Parker Undiandeye, Chief of Defence Intelligence;
4. Kayode Egbetokun, Inspector General of Police;
5. Ambassador Ibrahim Babani, Director of Foreign Relations at the Office of the National Security Adviser and
6. Idayat Hassan, Special Adviser to the NSA.

The Eagle reports that many Nigerians, in the wake of the rising killings which they described as genocide, had voiced out calls for the United States president to come to the country’s aid.