About 100 troops from the United States have arrived in Nigeria to support military training operations. The deployment follows a request by the Nigerian government to strengthen counterterrorism capacity and intelligence coordination.

The troops will work with the Nigerian Armed Forces on tactical training, surveillance operations, and joint planning. The focus is on improving response to insurgency and banditry in the North East and North West regions.

Military authorities state the mission is strictly for training and advisory roles. The foreign troops will not engage in direct combat operations.

Security analysts view the move as a step to enhance operational efficiency and intelligence sharing. The collaboration is also expected to improve air and ground coordination in ongoing security operations.

The development comes amid sustained efforts by the federal government to rebuild security capacity and reduce attacks by armed groups across affected states.