The United States government has begun deploying military personnel and supplying logistics, including ammunition, to Nigeria following recent bilateral security talks between both countries.
A senior Nigerian military officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, disclosed that the American government would not only deploy soldiers but also provide necessary logistics to support ongoing counter-insurgency operations.
“Following Nigeria-US bilateral talks on security, the American government will not only deploy soldiers but also provide necessary logistics, including ammunition, to fight the insurgents,” the officer said.
Another high-ranking officer explained that the delivery formed part of routine operational logistics, noting that ammunition replenishment was common after field operations.
“I know that recently US aircraft came to supply ammunition for our platforms, and that wasn’t the first time. So, what you are saying may be true, though I have not been officially briefed.
“We go for operations and use different calibres of ammunition, which need to be replaced.
“The US and the Nigerian government, under the coordination of the NSA, are working together to end insecurity in the country. So, we should expect more deployments of aircraft and troops,” he added.
The reported on Saturday that US military aircraft landed in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Thursday night. By Friday evening, three planes were reportedly sighted at the base, with equipment being offloaded from one of them.
“These initial flights are the vanguard of what will be a stream of C-17 transport flights into three main locations across Nigeria,” a US Department of Defense official told the newspaper.
On social media platform X, an account identified as @mobilisingniger, operated by a user claiming to be a counter-terrorism expert, disclosed that a US Air Force C-30J military transport aircraft landed at the after departing from .
The post suggested that the Kaduna Depot might serve as a potential training hub for US personnel deployed to train the Nigerian military, signalling a possible deepening of US–Nigeria security engagement amid ongoing regional challenges.
Another X user, Brant Philip, who described himself as a tracker, reported what he termed a “massive delivery of equipment” to the Maiduguri Airbase in Borno State.
“The US Air Force C-130J-30 cargo aircraft flew to northeast Nigeria today (Friday) from Accra, Ghana, following the same route as the two previous C-17A. A mass delivery of equipment seems to be ongoing,” he wrote.
Efforts to obtain official confirmation were unsuccessful as the Director of Defence Media Operations, Michael Onoja, had yet to respond to inquiries as of the time of filing this report.
In 2025, US President declared that he would deploy American military forces to Nigeria if the government failed to halt what he described as genocide against Christians. Following the declaration of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, the US carried out an airstrike on Islamic State fighters in Sokoto State on Christmas Day.
Since then, both the US and Nigerian governments have intensified engagements aimed at strengthening security cooperation and addressing insurgency across the country.
