Nigeria, June 9 -- The Nigerian military and the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening security cooperation against terrorism, emphasising intelligence sharing, joint operations and capacity building as key pillars of the partnership.

The commitment was reiterated during an X Space discussion monitored by PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday.

The partnership between the two countries was forged weeks after United States President Donald Trump claimed that there was a Christian genocide ongoing in Nigeria and eventually ordered airstrikes against those he described as Islamic State terrorists targeting Christians in North-west.

Mr Trump also accused the Nigerian government of being complicit in the "ge...