Nigerian National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd.); and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Leo Irabor; met with their British counterparts in London to discuss military cooperation.
Monguno and Irabor met with United Kingdom National Security Adviser, Sir Stephen Lovegrove; UK Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin on Monday.
This is as the UK and Nigeria began the first meeting of the Nigeria-UK Security and Defence Partnership Dialogue in London this week.
The discussion is scheduled to last for three days and will conclude on Wednesday. The Nigeria-UK Security and Defence Partnership was agreed between the two countries in 2018. This week’s dialogue will be the first meeting following the 2018 agreement.
The Dialogue would include a series of breakout sessions covering a range of issues, including counter terrorism, serious and organised crime, civilian policing and human rights.
At the start of the dialogue, UK government Minister for Africa, Vicky Ford MP, said, “Today we welcome our Nigerian friends as we open the first UK-Nigeria Security and Defence Partnership dialogue in London. By building stronger security ties we can better protect our people from shared security threats.”
British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing said, “Looking forward to the UK-Nigeria Security and Defence Partnership discussions over the next few days. Great to have this chance to expand our security and defence cooperation to improve how we respond to shared security threats.”
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