The US has handed over 24
armoured vehicles worth $11m (£7.5m) to Nigeria’s military in
Lagos.
"These vehicles provide
increased protection from improvised explosive devices, roadside bombs, and
small arms fire, while offering more maneuverability and better fuel economy
than other types of armored personnel carriers,” US defence attache to
Nigeria Colonel Patrick Doyle said in a statement.
The US mission to Nigeria
said the equipment "represents part of the continuing US
commitment to Nigeria and its neighbours to counter Boko Haram’s senseless acts
of terror and promote regional security".
It said the US is
also providing the military with advisers, intelligence,
training and logistical support.
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