Nigeria-China Sign MoU On Counter-Insurgency, as China Pledges 2B Naira Fighting Equipment

Oru Leonard

Nigeria and the Peoples Republic of China on Thursday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to offer assistance to the Armed Forces of Nigeria to strengthen its counter insurgency measures.

The Hon Minister of Defence Mansur Muhammad Dan-Ali and the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria H.E Dr Ziyou Pingjian, signed the MoU on behalf of their countries.

Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari visited China in September 2018, where discussions on infrastructure financing for strategic projects and gratis for the Armed Forces was held with the Chinese President Mr Xi Jinping.B