Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- Tinubu made the remarks in an interview with Fox News Digital during her week-long visit to the United States, saying Nigeria welcomed the intervention as it battles insurgent groups and armed criminal networks across several regions.

"The intervention of the U.S. was quite a welcome development," she said, adding that Nigeria is seeking broader collaboration with Washington on security matters. "Nigeria is looking forward to collaboration with the U.S. on security issues. We are expecting that there will be more."

The reported airstrikes, which targeted Islamist militants in north-west Nigeria, have reignited debate in U.S. political circles over security and religious violence in Africa's most populous nation.

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