Nigeria, Feb. 7 -- The Defence Headquarters has issued a clarification on Nigeria's security relationship with the United States following an announcement by US authorities that the country has deployed a small number of troops to Nigeria.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the US announced that it had deployed a "small team" to Nigeria, marking the first official acknowledgement of American troops operating on the ground in the West African nation since US airstrikes last December.

The deployment, according to Dagvin Anderson, head of US Africa Command (AFRICOM), followed a bilateral agreement to combat terrorism in the country.

"That has led to increased collaboration between our nations to include a small US team that brings some unique ca...