The United States of America again has expressed its commitment to provide assistance towards countering terrorism and violent extremism in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
This commitment was conveyed by the Director, United States Defence Intelligence Agency, Lt Gen Vincent Stewart who led a delegation of US officials and diplomats to visit the Chief of the Air Staff,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The United States of America again has expressed its commitment to provide assistance towards countering terrorism and violent extremism in Nigeria. 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