Information Minister Mohammed Idris described as"false alarms" the suspicion among observers that the government was considering approving military bases for the US and France following their ejection from neighbouring Niger .
"The federal government is not in any such discussion with any foreign country. We have neither received nor are we considering any proposals from any country on the establishment of any foreign military bases in Nigeria," Mr Idris wrote in a statement shared with PREMIUM TIMES. "I haven't seen any indication that the US intends to establish any significant military presence in Nigeria," said James Barnett, a researcher on African Conflict.
Over the weekend, a group of northern leaders wrote an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, asking him to tread with caution over the alleged signing of a defence pact with the US or the French government.
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