Insecurity: Buhari Seeks US Help, Wants AFRICOM Relocated to Africa
President Buhari, in a virtual meeting on Tuesday with US Secretary of State, Anthony Bilken, appealed to the international community to support Nigeria and the sub-region in tackling growing security challenges to avoid spillovers.
Nigeria is in the spotlight over rising security challenges in all parts of the country including terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and agitations for secession., and hundreds of people have been killed recently amid suggestions that security forces have been overwhelmed and therefore the need to seek for foreign support to stem the tide.
Though President Buhari did not give details on the nature of support Nigeria and other African countries need to address their security challenges, he nonetheless urged the United States to reconsider relocating the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) from Stuttgart, Germany, to Africa, nearer the Theatre of Operation.
