Nigeria, Feb. 23 -- A top US official, Jonathan Burke, will be visiting Nigeria to discuss strengthening security cooperation and countering terrorism financing with the Nigerian government.

Mr Burke, the US Department of the Treasury's Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing, is scheduled to visit Nigeria from Monday to Tuesday this week.

In a statement issued on Sunday, the US embassy in Nigeria said the visit is part of the "Trump administration's efforts to reduce violence against Christians and other vulnerable groups."

Mr Burke will meet with both government authorities and private sector stakeholders to discuss the "risks to the financial sector" and "strengthen safeguards."

Mr Burke will be the second top US official to vi...