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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dyepkazah Shibayan

US approves potential $346 million weapons sale to Nigeria to bolster security

Nigeria-Weapons - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The U.S. State Department approved a possible $346 million weapons sale to Nigeria to help improve security in the sub-Saharan country, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

Congress was notified and would need to approve the sale, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a statement. The agency is a division of the Department of Defense body that provides technical assistance and oversees transfers of defense equipment.

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