Abuja, Nigeria: NIGERIA'S APPROACH ON TACKLING INSECURITY GETS COMMENDATION ..... As US AFRICOM Commander Visits Chief of Defense Staff

General Christopher Musa, CDS with  General Michael Langley, Commander, AFRICOM

..... As CDS Christopher Gabwin Musa assures of AFN's commitment to cooperate with other nations in the sub region eradicate all forms of terrorism and crimes. 

The Commander of the United states Africa Command, General Michael Langley is in Abuja, the Nigeria capital on a visit to the country's Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa at the Defence Headquaters, Abuja.

A statement by the Director Defense Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau disclosed that General Langley, during his visit to CDS Musa, commended the approach of Nigeria in fighting insecurity in the country and its strategic leadership in the sub region. 

General Langley also congratulated the CDS for his appointment as the Chairman of the Committee of ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff.

In his response, the CDS thanked the AFRICOM Commander for finding time to visit Nigeria and assured him of the AFN's commitment to cooperate with other nations in the sub region eradicate all forms of terrorism and crimes. 

General Musa also seized the opportunity to seek for more Defence cooperation with the United States especially in the area of training, intelligence sharing and easier procurement of relevant platforms from US.

The AFRICOM Commander was accompanied to the Defence Headquarters by the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Richard Mills.