Nigeria awaits 10 attack helicopters, UAVs — Defence Minister

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By Kingsley Omonobi
ABUJA — Nigeria is expecting the delivery of 10 attack helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and other military equipment to strengthen its capacity to tackle emerging security threats, the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (retd.), has said.

Musa disclosed this when he received the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Gautier Mignot, and his delegation at Ship House, Abuja.

The meeting focused on bilateral defence agreements, including a review of security cooperation between Nigeria and the EU, as well as a proposed €2...