United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, said the US will continue active counterterrorism cooperation with the Nigerian government and its security forces, citing a recent joint operation that eliminated a top ISIS figure.
Rubio made the remarks on Tuesday while testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during a hearing on the State Department’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request, the video of which was posted by Department of State on Wednesday.
He said the US is concerned about alleged violence against Christians in Nigeria and that it will continue to provide support in addressing it.
“Nigeria, where we were all, many were very concerned about violence against Christians.
“We are now actively in counterterrorism cooperation with the Nigerian government and Nigerian security forces, including a joint operation a couple of weeks ago that took out the number two leader of global ISIS operating from inside of the country, and
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